How to Pick Which (Of Your Many) Ideas to Pursue
How to Pick Which (Of Your Many) Ideas to Pursue  
Podcast: Idea to Startup
Published On: Thu Apr 24 2025
Description: Got a notebook full of startup ideas but no clue which one to build first? In this week’s pen-and-paper episode, we walk through the ERP—Early Rep Potential—Rubric, our simple scoring system that shows you which idea you can run the fastest customer “reps” on. We’ll put Erica (a Tacklebox member juggling “easily twenty ideas”) to the test, scoring her two biggest concepts live. Want to follow along? Grab an editable copy of the ERP template at gettacklebox.com when you sign up for our No Whisper Ideas weekly article here.TackleboxNo Whisper Ideas00:30 When You’ve Got Lots of Startup Ideas (Meet Erica)02:32 The Two Types of Entrepreneurs07:13 Erica’s Ideas12:40 Smooth Jazz13:05 Reps16:20 The ERP Rubric22:51 The ERP in Action