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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup | ![]() Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card | ![]() Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 5-15 min | 20-35 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tags1 shared | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupValidationCompetition | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |



