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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
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 | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | StrategyCompetitionMarket |