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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  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 strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | 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 | 1-4 h | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | RiskDecisionSensemaking | StartupValidationCompetition |