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Criterion
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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.For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.
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LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-4 WochenWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus
Participantsdifferent
1-51-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision
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StartupValidationCompetition
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
LeanStartupValidationMVP
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test