We have no experimentation culture

By
Mukund Kabra

When teams say "We have no experimentation culture", it usually means the system that should drive decisions is unclear or untrusted. Create a repeatable test system: clear hypotheses, fast cycles, and a shared learning log that changes what you ship next.

Category:
Experimentation
Reading time:
2
min read
Published on:
January 24, 2026

We have no experimentation culture

Problem

Growth decisions get made, but almost nothing gets tested. Ideas become projects, projects become roadmaps, and the team only learns months later whether it mattered. When something works, it is hard to explain why. When something fails, it is hard to isolate what broke. Over time, the organization becomes cautious because bets feel expensive and learning feels slow. You end up shipping and spending based on confidence, not evidence.

Insight

Most companies think experimentation means A B testing button colors. The real issue is cultural and operational. Experimentation requires clear hypotheses, fast feedback loops, and a shared standard for what counts as a valid test. Without that, teams default to opinions and big launches because they feel decisive. The cost is compounding uncertainty. When you do not run small, measurable tests, you cannot build a reliable growth model, you can only repeat what used to work.

How Velocity Approaches It

Velocity builds an experimentation system that fits how you operate. We define the growth questions that matter, translate them into testable hypotheses, and set up lightweight experiment formats across marketing, product, and lifecycle. We standardize measurement so results are comparable, create a cadence for running and reviewing tests, and maintain a backlog that prioritizes learning over activity. Each cycle produces a clear outcome, what worked, what did not, and what to do next. Over time, the team stops guessing and starts compounding learning into predictable growth.

Tags:  
Growth Knowledge Management; Centralized Systems; Repeatable Success; Learning Repository; Growth Wiki; Knowledge Retention

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