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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Growth A/B Testing |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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 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 | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 10-20 min daily | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 1 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |