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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | StartupValidationCompetition | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyCompetitionMarket |