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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanStartupValidationMVP |