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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. "

Natalie Massenet

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" To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public. "

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" As much as I love to shop online, I also love walking the streets on a beautiful day and seeing what finds I can discover in a small shop or vintage store. "

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" Bling is good. "

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" Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me. "

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" Pre-Internet, maybe it took six months for a fashion message to get across to a customer base. Fashion messages are now being sent out overnight, simultaneously, to every market in the world. "

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" I thrive on competition. "

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" Dear London, British fashion is a serious business. The British fashion industry is worth £21bn to the U.K. economy and employs 819,000 people across the country. With your help, we would like to see these numbers rise for the good of our industry, our talented designers, and our reputation worldwide. "

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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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" Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit. "

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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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" I attend Internet conferences all the time, and they literally make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. "

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" One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my nephew is starting a ready-to-wear brand', and 20 people will turn around and say, 'Is he? Can we invest?' in the same way that, now, if you were to say, 'My nephew is starting a mobile app,' everyone would say, 'Oh, smashing! Can I invest?' "

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" A tendency to focus on art over business has meant that too many designers have failed to make the most of their critical acclaim. "

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" The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner. "

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" Once you start a business, you have to grow it and grow with it - starting a business is not just for Christmas. "

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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'm the laziest person I know. "

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" I cry at anything remotely touching - smile at me warmly and I'm off... television also does it, everything from 'X-Factor' to cereal commercials. I cry when I am tired. I also cry when I laugh. "

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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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" When I was a teenager, a psychic told me, 'Your biggest challenge will be life-work balance.' That's certainly turned out to be true! "

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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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" I don't get manicures, pedicures. I don't get my hair done as often as I should. "

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" Net-a-Porter offers catwalk fashion and trend-driven shopping, but for Mr Porter, while fashion is still important, style is key. "

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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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" Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing. "

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" Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe that you believe you can do something different. "

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" I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me. "

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" I think I'm a better mother because of work, because I'm happy. If I wasn't working, I would just be waiting for the kids to come home every day, and living vicariously through their lives. "

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" What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One day, someone will turn around and say, 'That was genius.' "

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" Twice I let people talk me out of good ideas. "

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