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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 20-35 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |