Product discovery & research · Working
Growth hypothesis
Also called: growth assumption
ELI5
A guess about how the product will grow.
Used in conversation
“The referral growth hypothesis did not survive the experiment.”
Definition
A testable belief about how adoption or use can expand efficiently.
Here “Growth hypothesis” means: A testable belief about how adoption or use can expand efficiently.
Pitch context
You will see “Growth hypothesis” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product discovery & research.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product discovery & research without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16