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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Landing Page Test |  Growth North Star Metric |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth Flywheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Landing Page, Conversion Data, Learning Summary | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationConversionMarketing | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | GrowthRetentionConversion |