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Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
90-180 min5-15 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-61-52-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VRIO Table, Strategic ActionsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
StartupValidationCompetition
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis