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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  UX Research First-click Testing |  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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | 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 | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | Mehrere Wochen | 1-2 Tage | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 10-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | LeanStartupValidationMVP |