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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 of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-15 minWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-52-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decisionPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
StartupValidationCompetition
LeanStartupValidationMVP
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Pomodoro Technique
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Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Getting Things Done