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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | 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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 5-15 min | 10-20 min daily | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StartupValidationCompetition | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |