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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down3-14 Tage5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch50+1-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSurvey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
QuantitativeResearchValidation
StartupValidationCompetition
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Communication Plan
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Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation