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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | 2-6 h | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | RiskRoot causeSafety | StartupValidationCompetition |