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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | Half day | 45-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability |