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Criterion
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.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
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews1-5
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
StartupValidationCompetition
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Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)