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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Decision Making RAPID |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  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. | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | DecisionRolesGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | LeanStartupValidationMVP |