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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
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen5-15 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews1-51-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
StartupValidationCompetition
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
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Innovation
Lean Startup
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Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
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Product Discovery
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