I interviewed Ali Davachi, and we had a great discussion about business challenges and the importance of having a good team on your side. We also discussed digital security, GDPR compliance, AI, leadership, RAPID methodology, and some simple, practical business philosophies that businesses should consider. It was a great time, and I enjoyed having him on the show!

"TECHNOLOGY SHOULD SERVE YOUR BUSINESS; YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD NEVER SERVE TECHNOLOGY" -- Ali Davachi

Ali Davachi has over 25 years of hands-on experience with all facets of complex technology implementation at scale. This type of frictionless digital transformation and business acceleration is both possible and inevitable when you have the right (business-driven) platform and implementation partner in your corner.
As a serial entrepreneur, he has led and delivered projects in Fortune 500 firms (healthcare, consumer products, financial services, and direct-to-consumer pure plays) with large volume mobile, payment, e-commerce, telecommunications, and customer-facing applications. Working with these businesses, his company has delivered innovative solutions driving millions in savings while allowing these firms to pursue new greenfield opportunities.
Ali has several elegant but straightforward philosophies to help companies. We talk about them on the show in a bit more depth.
The result is that clients retain control of their business, strategy, and customer relationships and data, all while taking advantage of 80-90% lower costs and a 70-90% reduction in time to market.

You can see below some of the discussion points we covered:

Business challenges and the importance of having a good team on your side 02:42
One of the first things new businesses should be doing 08:34
Digital Security and Intrusion Protection 10:22
GDPR Compliance 12:47
Business and Covid-19 15:59
Artificial Intelligence AI 22:09
Better leadership advice 28:26
RAPID Methodology 32:22
Several simple and practical business philosophies 34:55

 LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

• Connect with Ali Davachi

Linked In | Twitter

• Realware
• Artificial Intelligence
• GDPR        
• Better Leadership Advice 
• RAPID Methodology

• Recommended Books
• Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds
• Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
• AI and Machine Learning for Coders: A Programmer's Guide to Artificial Intelligence
• I Love It Here: How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave

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