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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
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.ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.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.When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional5-15 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
5-10 InterviewsDesigners, developers as users, and facilitation1-55-12 Interviews
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepProblem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments
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ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
StartupValidationCompetition
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
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