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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 45-90 min | 10-20 min daily | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | StartupValidationCompetition |