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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-60 min | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | EstimationEffortRisk |
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