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| Criterion |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 5-15 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | 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 | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | StartupValidationCompetition | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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