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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StartupValidationCompetition |
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