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Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
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.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews2-81-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
StrategyCompetitionMarket
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
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Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping