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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Growth A/B Testing |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |