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| Criterion |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min daily | 1-5 Tage | 5-15 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StartupValidationCompetition | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |