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| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | 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. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 5-15 min | Stunden bis wenige Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 1-5 | 1-4 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision |
Tags1 shared | ValidationUXPrototype | StartupValidationCompetition | ValidationDemandMVP |
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