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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |