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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Growth Hooked Model |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 45-90 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 | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StartupValidationCompetition | GrowthBehaviorRetention | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning |