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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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