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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  UX Research HEART Framework |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-6 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |