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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |
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