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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StartupValidationCompetition | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |
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