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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
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
5-15 min15-30 min Planung, laufend30-90 min45-75 min
Participantsdifferent
1-511-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListTest Matrix, Test Plan
Tagsno overlap
StartupValidationCompetition
PlanningTime managementFocus
DecisionTreeOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
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