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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyCompetitionMarket |
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