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Criterion
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Landing Page Test.
Product Discovery
Landing Page Test
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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 a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest.For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min1-5 TageWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus
Participantsdifferent
1-5Nutzertraffic2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepLanding Page, Conversion Data, Learning SummaryHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision
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StartupValidationCompetition
ValidationConversionMarketing
LeanStartupValidationMVP
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Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Paper illustration of Pretotyping with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Pretotyping