#208 Transition to an online business model successfully | Alejandro D’Andrea | Manuj Aggarwal | Bootstrapping Your Dreams Show

<p><strong>Welcome to the 'Bootstrapping Your Dreams show' Podcast. I'm Manuj Aggarwal, and today I'll be having a fascinating conversation with Alejandro D’Andrea</strong></p><br><p>Have you wondered how big brands like Walmart have managed to navigate the challenges of the global pandemic?</p><br><p>Alejandro D’Andrea will reveal all the answers!</p><br><p>Armed with a degree in computer science and business administration, Alejandro is currently the Chief Information Officer at Walmart, Chile, responsible for the management, implementation, and usability of information and computer technologies.</p><br><p>He has also been a consultant in Accenture for seven years.</p><br><p>Alejandro does not limit himself to the corporate world and has 3D brain image segmentation publications.</p><br><p>Get the insider secrets to making successful change - no matter what the scale!</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, Alejandro talks about:</strong></p><br><p><strong>(1:29) His journey and dealing with a tight childhood</strong></p><br><p><strong>(3:35) How he grew up in Argentina and why he shifted to chile</strong></p><br><p><strong>(4:43) What digital transformation means</strong></p><br><p><strong>(7:07)&nbsp; How he motivated people to adapt with digital transformation</strong></p><br><p><strong>(9:56)&nbsp; How these agile technologies can be implanted in traditional businesses</strong></p><br><p><strong>(12:27) Why is flexibility and autonomy important in a company?</strong></p><br><p><strong>(13:55) The future of digital technology, is it short term phase or is it to last&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><strong>(15:58) How did walmart deal with innovation</strong></p><br><p><strong>(17:39) How did Walmart get into ecommerce</strong></p><br><p><strong>(20:33) How will he contrast the rapid changes in organisation against what government is doing across the world</strong></p><br><p><strong>(22:05) What effect will pandemic have on security, privacy and scalability?</strong></p><br><p><strong>(22:59) Will this Work fro