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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min5-15 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-52-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
StartupValidationCompetition
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Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces