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Criterion
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic2-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
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ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR