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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations Runbook |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|
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 recurring operational tasks or incidents, the method keeps solid action logic ready. It reduces uncertainty when time pressure, role changes, or rare situations demand fast access. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 20-60 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Runbook, Checklist, Escalation Path | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | OperationsReliabilityDocumentation | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |
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