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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Strategy KPI Tree | ![]() 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. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | 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 | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 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 | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | KPI Tree, Owner List | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |



