Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Product discovery & research · Core

Solution hypothesis

Also called: solution assumption

ELI5

A guess about what solution will work.

Used in conversation

“The solution hypothesis needs a behavioural test.”

Definition

A testable belief that a proposed solution will create a desired outcome.

Here “Solution hypothesis” means: A testable belief that a proposed solution will create a desired outcome.

Pitch context

You will see “Solution 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.