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Criterion
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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview15-45 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews1-31-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
StartupValidationCompetition
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Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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Innovation
Design Sprint
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Innovation
Lean Startup