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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StartupValidationCompetition |