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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |