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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation SCAMPER |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
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 | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation |
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