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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Growth Hooked Model |  Growth Flywheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | 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 Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StartupValidationCompetition | GrowthBehaviorRetention | GrowthRetentionConversion |