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George Watt
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Author: Lean Entrepreneurship: Innovation in the Modern Enterprise, The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook, & The Innovative CIO: How IT Leaders Can Drive Business Transformation. Former cloud creator/provider. Runner, canoeist. Expat Bluenoser now in Ottawa.
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George Watt @georgedwatt.bsky.social · Mar 29
Mehul Book Sales did a great job summarizing some of the key points of "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" in a LinkedIn post announcing they've made the book available in India. Thank you, Mehul Book Sales, for your support, and for the great summary.

#Strategy #Entrepreneurship #Lean #Innovation
A LinkedIn post from Meuhl Book Sales that reads: 🚀 Struggling to Turn Innovation into Reality? The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook Has the Answers! Many innovation programs in enterprises fail before they even begin. Why? ❌ They lack early momentum. ❌ They start in the wrong place. ❌ They focus on the wrong problems. 📖 The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook by George Watt is a step-by-step guide to designing, structuring, and scaling innovation initiatives that actually work—whether for new products, internal projects, or digital transformation efforts. 💡 What You’ll Gain: ✅ Proven frameworks to build high-impact innovation programs ✅ Strategies to overcome roadblocks in large organizations ✅ Tools, checklists, and real-world insights for implementation ✅ A repeatable system to accelerate innovation and reduce failure rates 📚 Now exclusively available in India through Mehul Book Sales! 📩 DM us to get your copy today! An image that declares a book titled "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" is "available now". It includes the following text: "What you'll learn: How to design and measure the success of an innovation initiative; How to overcome common roadblocks in organizations; How to build and structure the right teams for success; How to create repeatable and scalable innovation processes
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I finally got to see Melbourne Ska Orchestra at Ottawa Bluesfest Thursday. Amazing band with an outstanding stage presence. I've wanted to see them for a long time. If there were a roof, they would have torn it off.
#MelbourneSkaOrchestra #OttawBluesfest
A photo of the Melbourne Ska Orchestra playing on the River Stage at Ottawa Bluesfest.
July 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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It's that magical day when Joseph Montferrand (Big Joe Mufferaw) returns and puts Timbits and Double-doubles in the toques of all of the good little Canadian children.
Happy Canada Day!
#HappyCanadaDay
An image of a man with a white beard holding a mug with the word "Tim" on it in his right hand and two doughnuts in his right hand. He is wearing a red toque with a Canadian flag on it.
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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From Apress: Transform your organization’s #innovation game!
@georgedwatt.bsky.social helps you build initiatives & deliver lasting value! From idea to implementation, nurture innovation in your organization with practical insights & examples. 📚 #Leadership #Entrepreneurship
An image of the cover of the book, The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook: A Practical Guide to Innovation in the Modern Enterprise. To its right is the phrase "Brand New" over four lightbulbs.
June 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Yes! Test recovery. During a conference session I once asked how many tested their restore… No hands went up. About three said they tested their backup, but none tested the restore.
zevonix.bsky.social Zevonix @zevonix.bsky.social · Apr 20
🔐 Zevonix Cybersecurity Tip of the Day: Regularly test your backups. A broken backup is no backup. #Zevonix #CyberAware #ITSecurity #SmallBizSecurity #BusinessSecurity #DigitalSafety #PalmCoastBusiness #JacksonvilleBusiness #DaytonaBusiness #StAugustineBusiness
Regularly test your backups. A broken backup is no backup.
April 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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There were no long lines at the advanced polls this afternoon. Only took a minute. Basically everyone who arrived at the poll was next in line, and the other poll at the location had no voters.

#Canada #Election2025 #cdnpoli
A person is putting a ballot in an Elections Canada ballot box as a poll worker watches.
April 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Thank you, @springernature.com, for including "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" in your #BookInspired reading list.
springernature.com Springer Nature @springernature.com · Mar 20
Ready to better understand the nuances of entrepreneurship, finance, cryptocurrency, and business innovation? Our latest #BooksInspired reading list is here to fuel your ambitions and open doors to doing business in 2025!

#BookSky 💙📚
A collage featuring six images. Top Left: A scenic view of a beach and coastline under a clear blue sky. An e-book cover titled "The Women’s Guide to Successful Investing". Top Right: An e-book cover titled "66 Simple Rules for Entrepreneurs," focusing on improved performance for business owners, set against a cityscape backdrop. Bottom Left: A green e-book cover titled "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook," featuring a soccer field with people playing in the background. Bottom Center: An e-book cover titled "Decoding Digital Assets," with a colorful abstract background of lights. Bottom Right: A laboratory scene with a woman in a lab coat, and an e-book cover titled "From Research Market".
April 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
georgedwatt.bsky.social
Mehul Book Sales did a great job summarizing some of the key points of "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" in a LinkedIn post announcing they've made the book available in India. Thank you, Mehul Book Sales, for your support, and for the great summary.

#Strategy #Entrepreneurship #Lean #Innovation
A LinkedIn post from Meuhl Book Sales that reads: 🚀 Struggling to Turn Innovation into Reality? The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook Has the Answers! Many innovation programs in enterprises fail before they even begin. Why? ❌ They lack early momentum. ❌ They start in the wrong place. ❌ They focus on the wrong problems. 📖 The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook by George Watt is a step-by-step guide to designing, structuring, and scaling innovation initiatives that actually work—whether for new products, internal projects, or digital transformation efforts. 💡 What You’ll Gain: ✅ Proven frameworks to build high-impact innovation programs ✅ Strategies to overcome roadblocks in large organizations ✅ Tools, checklists, and real-world insights for implementation ✅ A repeatable system to accelerate innovation and reduce failure rates 📚 Now exclusively available in India through Mehul Book Sales! 📩 DM us to get your copy today! An image that declares a book titled "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" is "available now". It includes the following text: "What you'll learn: How to design and measure the success of an innovation initiative; How to overcome common roadblocks in organizations; How to build and structure the right teams for success; How to create repeatable and scalable innovation processes
March 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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"Transform your organization’s #innovation game! @GeorgeDWatt helps you build initiatives & deliver lasting value! From idea to implementation, nurture innovation in your organization with practical insights & examples. 📚 #Leadership #Entrepreneurship "
- Apress

🔗 ow.ly/8CS250Ug0MS
A photo of the cover of the book, "The Lean Entrepreneurship Playbook" with a graphic containing the text "Brand New!"
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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7 costly mistakes first-time founders make.
Great video from Ash Maurya @ashmaurya.bsky.social

#LeanStartup #Innovation #Startup
youtu.be/-30TXCM48sg
7 Costliest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make
YouTube video by Ash Maurya - LEANFoundry
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February 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This is amazing!
dcuthbert.bsky.social Daniel Cuthbert @dcuthbert.bsky.social · Feb 16
I watch and read and I’ve seen a manner research. But this research into visualising Wi-Fi signals using an array of ESP32 chips is something else.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXwD...

It is that good. That deep and frankly so out there and he calls himself a mediocre engineer too. WTF?

Blown away.
This ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi
YouTube video by Jeija
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Make it stop! This poor smishing attempt was accompanied by a payment link. I'm always grateful when they are this obvious, but I have seen some very good phishing attempts lately.
A fraudulent alert that claims to be from the Government of Canada Ministry of Transportation that claims the recipient has unpaid parking tickets and not paying them will result in driver's license suspension, vehicle registration hold, and legal action.
January 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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I used to give first time managers these books. The one on the left encourages managers to catch people doing something right. The other helps them recognize when they're taking too much on and gives basic delegation tips. Have you read these? Do you think they're still relevant? #Leadership #Growth
An image of two book covers. The book on the left is titled, "The New One Minute Manager". The book on the left is titled, "The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey".
January 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Less than 45 minutes until the Sweden - Finland World Junior Semi-final face off and it’s eerily quiet. Should be a great game.
A photo of the Canadian Tire Centre ice surface and stands. The stands are nearly empty.
January 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I had an opportunity to meet Jimmy Carter very briefly at a conference. His grip was so strong I wasn't sure I'd have a hand left when we finished our handshake. It reminded me of shaking hands with the steel workers and fishermen where I grew up — people who were not strangers to hard work.
A photo of three people. From left to right, Jimmy Carter, George Watt, Charles Wang.
December 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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The work he, and Dr. Donald Hopkins, did Ato eradicate guinea worm through the Carter Center was innovative and inspiring.
An image of filter straw labeled "The Carter Center". It can be used to safely drink water directly from a water source without risk of contracting guinea worm. A photo of Dr. Donald Hopkins, who led the Carter Center's guinea worm research.
December 30, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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People in our region owe a debt of gratitude to Jimmy Carter that I haven't seen a lot of coverage of. While a naval lieutenant, his selfless action helped avert a nuclear disaster in Chalk River, about 160km (100 miles) up river from where I live.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a future U.S. president helped avert nuclear disaster near Canada's capital | CBC News
In 1952, an experimental nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, partially melted down, becoming the world's first nuclear reactor incident. Disaster was averte...
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December 30, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Both World Junior games were fun today. Congratulations to Team Latvia on a well-earned, nail-biter of a win. Feldbergs (Goaltender) stood on his head (56 saves and no shoot out goals), and the rest of the team had to have blocked 40-50 shots.
A photo of Team Latvia and Team Canada warming up.
December 28, 2024 at 5:22 AM
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Spotted a ghost on the ice during the U.S.A. - Germany warm up. Can you see it?
#WJH2025
A photo of the Canadian Tire Centre ice surface. Teams from a the U.S.A. And Germany are warming up. A photo of the Canadian Tire Centre ice surface. Teams from a the U.S.A. And Germany are warming up. A camera operator dressed entirely in white - the same colour as the ice - is skating withy the teams.
December 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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The World Junior Hockey Tournament has been my favourite hockey tournament for a very long time. Great talent, high energy, and a lot of fun. Tonight it’s Canada vs. Czechia in the last pre-tournament game.
A photo of the opening face off between Canada and Czechia.
December 24, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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I often showed these two books, published less than two years apart, to illustrate how things were evolving, our increasing understanding of the environment, and the need for continuous learning and improvement.
#Security #ContinuousLearning
A photo of two book covers, one title "Practical Unix Security" and the other "Practical Unix & Internet Security" The latter is visibly larger. A photo of the bottom edge of two books, one title "Practical Unix Security" and the other "Practical Unix & Internet Security" The latter is nearly twice as thick.
December 23, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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"'Unix Security' and Other Oxymorons" was probably my favourite title of any of my conference sessions. It helped people switching to UNIX (an emerging business platform in the 90s) understand the security concerns. Just found this presenter's gift from an international auditor's conference.
December 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Does this story suggest a broader/different opportunity?
Have there been studies of the benefits or drawbacks of mixing university/college #student living with #senior living? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What arrangements are best? What is the best ratio of one to the other?
#Housing
georgedwatt.bsky.social George Watt @georgedwatt.bsky.social · Dec 20
Students live in a retirement home to test their startup idea.
I love everything about this!
1. Startup founders loving the problem and truly getting to know their customers
2. Cohabitation making life better for the students and retirees
youtu.be/hBVKUWlzngg
#Lean #Startup #Retirement #Cohabitation
Why these Scarborough students are living in a retirement home
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
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December 20, 2024 at 7:50 PM
georgedwatt.bsky.social
Students live in a retirement home to test their startup idea.
I love everything about this!
1. Startup founders loving the problem and truly getting to know their customers
2. Cohabitation making life better for the students and retirees
youtu.be/hBVKUWlzngg
#Lean #Startup #Retirement #Cohabitation
Why these Scarborough students are living in a retirement home
YouTube video by CBC News Toronto
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Missed this one on a covert C2 channel in Google Calendar

Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel

thehackernews.com/2023/11/goog...
Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel
Google warns of hackers exploiting its Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2) infrastructure.
thehackernews.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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I am looking for book recommendations!
I enjoy books that cover interesting real-world business related stories like Bad Blood and Flash Boys (Red Notice, Character Limit...). I'm in the mood to read one over the holidays. Any suggestions?
An image of two book covers: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou and Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
December 16, 2024 at 10:10 PM