Jul 16, 202619 minS5
Today, we'll talk about my favorite item from the Always Work List from a few weeks back - the Daniel Tiger SOP. Entrepreneurship requires you to do uncomfortable stuff constantly. This gets overwhelming and leads to...
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Idea to Startup
Hosted by Brian Scordato | Tacklebox · business · EN
About this Podcast:
A podcast for people working on startup ideas. We have 15-minute tactical episodes and occasional interviews with people who did the early things exceptionally well. We've helped launch hundreds of startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and these are the building blocks. "This is, without a doubt, the best podcast for people trying to build startups out there." "If you aren't listening to this podcast and you're considering building a business (or you're already building one), what are you doing?" "Must listen for first-time entrepreneurs - excellent storyteller."
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What is Idea to Startup about?
A podcast for people working on startup ideas. We have 15-minute tactical episodes and occasional interviews with people who did the early things exceptionally well. We've helped launch hundreds of startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and these are the building blocks.
Who hosts Idea to Startup?
Idea to Startup is hosted by Brian Scordato | Tacklebox. The show has published 281 episodes to date.
What has Idea to Startup covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Daniel Tiger SOP - How to Regularly Do Hard Things (ITS Classic)" (16 July 2026, 19 minutes), "Starting a wine company in 17 minutes (ITS CLASSIC)" (1 July 2026, 17 minutes), and "An Operating System to Help You Move Faster By Focusing On Less (feat. a monkey reciting Hamlet)" (11 June 2026, 28 minutes).
How often does Idea to Startup publish?
Idea to Startup publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 281 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Idea to Startup?
Booking probability for Idea to Startup is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Idea to Startup requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Idea to Startup's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Idea to Startup?
The strongest fits for Idea to Startup are Business & Management Consulting and Photography, Polling & Other Services. Idea to Startup has a business audience.
About the host
Brian Scordato | Tacklebox hosts Idea to Startup, a business podcast with 281 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Jul 1, 202617 minS5
Today, we start a wine business in 17 minutes. It's a classic episode and it's a good time. Join Tacklebox if you've got a startup idea you'd like to get momentum on before you quit your job to do it full-time Sign up...
Episode #216
An Operating System to Help You Move Faster By Focusing On Less (feat. a monkey reciting Hamlet)
Jun 11, 202628 minS5Today is part 2 of our series helping you build an internal operating system. We identify the four things you'll need to have happen for your startup to gain momentum, then we organize those into a system that'll help...
Apr 15, 202614 minS5Today, we'll talk about one of the most effective methods to do hard things we've found at Tacklebox: Scripting the start and end. Tacklebox Alternate Nostril Breathing Jr Jr - The Speed of Things
Apr 8, 202621 minS5Today we'll talk about thrust and drag, the components of momentum. Momentum is the lifeblood for startups, but most people leave it to chance. By focusing on the inputs of momentum - thrust and drag - you can build...
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Mar 25, 202625 minS5Today, we'll talk through a framework that'll help you evaluate whether you're building something useful enough to anchor a business. Most startups fail because the thing they built doesn't make a big enough dent in...
Mar 18, 202624 minS5Today, we'll run through a Concierge MVP example live on the pod. Brian chooses an idea specifically because someone wrote in and said it was "un-Concierageable," which isn't a word but is the reason this podcast...
Mar 5, 202622 minS4Today, we talk through the Silk Sheet Problem - how to do something new and hard when your life is fairly... comfortable. We help a listener get started on their idea - an AI tutor's assistant - with three shortcuts to...
Feb 19, 202623 minS5Today we'll talk through how to test out and build a startup idea in ~10 days by answering four questions. We'll use an idea that's oddly popped up a bunch lately: Kitchen Organizer. We do this with a little help from a...
Episode #209
Giving Your Startup an Identity
Feb 11, 202626 minS5Today, we’re talking about startup identity—why you need one, and how it makes every decision you face way easier. We’ll talk swimming and nervous systems, walk through the Decision Equation, and help our good friend...
Feb 4, 202619 minS5Today, we'll help you get your first customers. We'll do it by learning how to use the trust to risk ratio - a way to identify the big risks that are holding your customer back and shoulder those risks early on to build...
Episode #207
The One Thing That Matters - How to Find a Differentiator That'll Support Your Business (ITS Classic)
Jan 23, 202624 minS5Today, we'll help you find a differentiator powerful enough that it can support your business. We'll talk through what a differentiator actually allows you to do, five prompts to help you uncover and test one for your...
Jan 14, 202623 minS5Today, we'll lay out a framework to help you identify and kill bad ideas. It's hard to objectively evaluate your idea early on - this framework helps you rise above your idea to do it effectively. A side-effect is that...
Jan 7, 202628 minS5A 20(ish) minute skills episode on sales 101 for entrepreneurs who hate sales. We go through three tactics and a bunch of examples to help you build a system for sales that'll help you grow without making you feel...
Dec 31, 202518 minS5Today we'll talk about why people hand their keys over to random strangers on the street in New York City, how a person selling cures for baldness converts 80% of the people he speaks with, and how you can build a...
Episode #202
The One-Inch Picture Frame
Dec 18, 202515 minS5Today we talk about two methods to help make your big startup plans for 2026 manageable. We borrow Short Assignments and Shitty Drafts from Anne Lamott, we get a little help from Martin Scorsese and a Bronx Tale, and we...
Dec 5, 202514 minS5Today, we'll talk through how you'll find customers in-person. This is the single most important acquisition tool for early-stage founders, and there's no excuse - any business targeting any customer can do it. We use a...
Nov 26, 202522 minS5Today, we're digging into the mailbag for your Thanksgiving commute. First, what idea would Brian start if he had to start an idea? We go deep on why a coffee truck idea is the best possible business for this moment...
Nov 20, 202518 minS5This episode is a toolkit for right-brain founders who get lost in ideas and struggle to execute. Brian shares three practical systems—AI as your left brain, the Regroup System, and the Ice Box—to help you make...
Episode #198
How to Pick Your First Customer
Nov 13, 202533 minS5Today, we'll help you pick your startup's first customer segment. This decision dooms a huge percentage of first time entrepreneurs - if you don't understand what the job of your first customer segment is, you'll likely...
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Daina Trout
Co-Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Health-Ade Kombucha
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Ali Abdaal
author, YouTuber, productivity philosopher, aliabdaal.com
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Derek Jeter
legendary captain of the New York Yankees, New York Yankees
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Seth Godin
acclaimed entrepreneur, bestselling author of This is Strategy: Make Better Plans, Carbon Almanac
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