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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Decision Making DACI |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 5-15 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | StartupValidationCompetition | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |