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| Criterion |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 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 |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-120 min | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tags1 shared | GrowthMetricsExperiments | GrowthRetentionConversion | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |
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