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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 for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-30 min Planung, laufend10-20 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-511
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes
Tagsno overlap
StartupValidationCompetition
PlanningTime managementFocus
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
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Pomodoro Technique
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Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup