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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |