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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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 | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 30–60 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 4-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ValidationDemandMVP | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | StartupValidationCompetition |