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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Facilitation Dot Estimation |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | EstimationEffortRisk |
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