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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 4-5 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 5-8 | 4-10 | 5-10 Interviews |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationInterviewsPrototype |