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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Growth A/B Testing |  Growth Funnel Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | 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. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses |
Tags1 shared | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthMetricsExperiments | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AnalyticsConversionGrowth |