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Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)

How to do more with less

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Navi Radjou
@naviradjou · Author, TED Speaker, Global Advisor
We would have liked to include examples of how to apply frugal innovation in the government sector (Federal/State/Local). As you can imagine, "doing more with less" is need of the hour in the public sector worldwide. But given the "business" focus of our book, we didn't want to bring in the government angle. But we are now working on follow-up reports/articl… See more

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Ovi Negrean
@ovinegrean · Founder @SocialBeeHQ, @getnuggetapp
Hey Navi, thanks for doing this Q&A. How do you think Startup companies with limited resources can use the circular economy?
Erik Torenberg
@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
It is my pleasure to welcome Navi for a Product Hunt Live Chat. Ask questions in advance! Frugal innovation is the art of doing more, and better, with less. This book is a primer on how firms can use limited resources to get high-quality products to market quickly and address needs of cost-conscious and tech-empowered consumers worlwide.
Emily Hodgins
@ems_hodge · Community and Marketing, Product Hunt
@naviradjou thanks so much for joining us today :) What are some examples of sustainable practices that would actually help cut costs in a business?
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Navi Radjou
@naviradjou · Author, TED Speaker, Global Advisor
A set of leading sustainable practices is called "circular economy". The goal is to design products using 100% renewable/non-depletable materials. At end of their "use", these products can be reused & recycled again, in a closed-loop fashion (hence the term "circular"). 100 world-leading companies have committed to reinventing their business model using … See more
Jacqueline von Tesmar
@jacqvon · Community, Product Hunt ✌️😻
Hey Navi! Great to have you here. How much of the frugal innovation in your book involves replacing human labor with artificial intelligence and robotic workers?