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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | Based on research question | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Information architectureNavigationStructure | StartupValidationCompetition |
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