Natalie Massenet Quotes
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Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties.
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I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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Never forget that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression - with investors, with customers, with PR, and with marketing.
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Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.
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100% of Net-a-porter customers have a man in their lives in some capacity, and 59% are married or living with a partner.
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Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing.
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Bling is good.
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I thrive on competition.
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As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out of bed.
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I think fashion is actually very good training for being in the tech world, because it's all about moving on to the next thing, looking for the next thing, not getting stuck in the past.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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I don't get manicures, pedicures. I don't get my hair done as often as I should.
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It is a changing world with changing opportunities.
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Twice I let people talk me out of good ideas.
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We haven't even begun to see just how many transactions are going to take place online.
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My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.
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I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she opens it up, she will see an image of the latest Marc Jacobs coat that just arrived in stock. With a click of a button, she can purchase it and then find it waiting for her when she gets back to her office.
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I borrowed a creaky laptop from my husband, went into the web, and never came back.
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Print is at the very, very top in the fashion business - of course it is.
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If you want success, be unique.
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When I started Net-a-Porter, I knew nothing. And I was pregnant. Starting a new venture and being pregnant for the first time are pretty similar in many ways. If you knew what was going to happen to you, you wouldn't venture down that road.
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You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.
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Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.