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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture C4 Model |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |
|---|---|---|---|
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 C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 h | 30-240 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis |
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