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" Don't let the American accent fool you. I am British. "

Natalie Massenet

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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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" 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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" My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. "

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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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" I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive. "

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" Britain has the most creative, dynamic and nimble fashion industry in the world. "

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" My experience is in merging extraordinary creative content with innovative global commerce. "

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" People always ask is it hard being an entrepreneur and a mum, and the answer is 'yes.' "

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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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" It is a changing world with changing opportunities. "

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" You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion. "

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" Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels. "

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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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" Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me. "

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" It's interesting to see how some of the womenswear designers that we have long worked with at Net-A-Porter are developing menswear collections - Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders and Richard Nicoll. "

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" People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do. "

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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 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'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about. "

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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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" For Net-A-Porter and its customers, luxury means exceptional service, 24-7 - wherever they are, whenever they have time. "

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" I have donated money to campaigns. And I have been known to take to the street in protest. But I am more committed to my immediate politics than general politics. "

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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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" I'm the laziest person I know. "

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" The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain. "

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" I love that I love my job, and from what I'm told, that others who I work with do, too. "

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" Net-a-porter is an environment where a woman can really indulge, browsing through more than 160 brands in our fashion playground. "

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" In 13 years of doing my day job, I've learned a few things about motivating people. It's about setting a vision and, as long as everyone knows why they're doing what they're doing, you achieve that vision. "

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