Book series, podcast & blog for B2B entrepreneurs. Please follow the co-authors @taeheanahm & @BobTinker & check out our website, too!
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9 Jun 2025
๐ฆ After years of working with founders and seeing their struggles, we've built something truly actionable.
Read more about Path to Surfing Unicorn and why we made it below, or go to SurvivaltoThrival.com and see for yourself.
Let's ride this wave together! ๐โโ๏ธ
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Most startups fail from premature scaling, not a bad product.
The 5-stage map to $1B ARR:
Founding: 3 "desperate" partners
PMF: $1M ARR >1.2 NRR
Unlock Growth: >$1M net new ARR/qtr
Scale: 2x category growth
Lead: Become the OS
Don't surf before you catch the wave. ๐โ๐
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
16 Sep 2025
Just wrapped up a trip to Korea and Germany, speaking at SNU ๐ฐ๐ท and Future Day ๐ฉ๐ช
We discussed the #BigAIWave, #FounderStorytelling, and the race to become a #CategoryLeader.
Slides from both talks are free at SurvivaltoThrival.com
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3 Sep 2025
A startup's story is its most powerful asset. It's what turns a product into a movement.
Not a natural storyteller? Use Joseph Campbell's framework & an LLM to craft your epic narrative.
Build your story, build your legacy.
#StartupLife #FoundingStory #VentureCapital
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
22 Jul 2025
What a summer for @S2Thrival!
Since June, I've shared P2SU globally with innovators from Oslo to Seoul to Berlin.
We discussed: ๐ The AI Wave, ๐ Race to Category Leader,๐ฎ Predictive Scaling, and๐ฆ Unlock Growth.
See any slides you like, get them at SurvivaltoThrival.com
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
12 Jun 2025
Just wrapped up another fantastic workshop in Munich at @cdtm_munich!
We dived into the updated and newly launched Path to Surfing Unicorn presentations (now available for free download on survivaltothrival.com).
#Munich #CDTM #SurvivalToThrival
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11 Jun 2025
Need to craft a powerful 1 page summary for investors in just 5 minutes?
Check out our 1 pager template below. Get instant insights & refine your pitch today! ๐
For more resources like this, get your free download of Path to Surfing Unicorn on survivaltothrival.com. ๐ฆ
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5 Jun 2025
Ahead of next week's official P2SU launch, here's some background on co-author & @stormventures managing director, @taeheanahm.
He's done hundreds of workshops and distilled it into these nine chapters.
Not long now! Check back next week to download P2SU for FREE ๐ฆ
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3 Jun 2025
A little bit more about S2T co-author @BobTinker and why he's excited about next week's P2SU launch! ๐
Between founding multiple successful startups and years of mentoring founders, Bob's no-nonsense approach in P2SU will help your company reach its full potential.
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29 May 2025
New to #SurvivalToThrival? Get a quick intro to our co-authors!
Meet @BobTinker (serial entrepreneur) & @taeheanahm (Storm Ventures co-founder). Here's a little background about the minds behind S2T and P2SU!
Thank you for the video EO Studio! ๐
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
20 May 2025
๐ฆ Surfing Unicorn journey: PMF to Mega-Category Leader.
It's about growth AND happy customers.
More in our decks! Follow @S2Thrival & subscribe here: mailchi.mp/survivaltothrivalโฆ
#SurfingUnicorn #StartupJourney
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
15 May 2025
๐โโ๏ธ What makes a "Great Surfer" in business?
Vision, growth, execution.
Sneak peek from our Surfing Unicorn decks.
Follow @S2Thrival & subscribe for updates.
#SurfingUnicorn
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
13 May 2025
๐ Big Waves = Big Market Shifts!
New openings, pain points, & disruption.
CEOs: Shape the future, don't just react. More in our "Surfing Unicorn" series.
Don't miss out on the official launch - follow @S2Thrival!
#SurfingUnicorn #BigWaves #Leadership
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
6 May 2025
We're just about ready to launch the latest iteration of Survival to Thrival - ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ.
Designed for founders, leaders, and executives this new presentation series will breakdown how to succeed now and anticipate what's next.
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Survival to Thrival retweeted
28 Apr 2025
Really enjoyed speaking at last week's Lotte x @TheMiilkInc program! Shared an intro to my "Path to Surfing Unicorn" series ๐. Thanks @gjack & teams for organizing!
Full materials coming soon via @S2Thrival ๐ฆ
#PathtoSurfingUnicorn #Startups #VentureCapital
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20 Mar 2025
Now Loading.... Path to Surfing Unicorn ๐ฆ
Let us know what you're most excited to learn in the comments! ๐
Don't miss the official launch - subscribe to the ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: mailchi.mp/survivaltothrivalโฆ
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5 Mar 2025
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐
The measure of success during this phase is achieving Product-Market Fit (PMF). PMF is a critical milestone and a well-documented concept.
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5 Mar 2025
Ironically, loud customer complaints when product issues happen is a sign of importance (but better to avoid issues).
โข ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ/๐๐ช๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ. Customers start recommending the
product to their peers, and inbound customer interest accelerate.
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5 Mar 2025
Consider yourself introduced to Enterprise PMF. Check back in a couple of weeks on how to find it! Or head over to SurvivaltoThrival.com
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