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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Solution Interview | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-5 Tage | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | Nutzertraffic | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StrategyMarketAnalysis |
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