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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |