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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tags1 shared | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthMetricsExperiments | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |