Maelle Gavet
Maelle Gavet
Maelle Gavetis a businesswoman from France. She is the Chief Operating Officer of The Priceline Group...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Date of Birth22 May 1978
CountryFrance
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There is very little room for relaxation, but as long as I capitalize on those brief moments of peace, I'm okay with that.
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After I completed the project for BCG, I was offered the position of Director of Marketing for Ozon.ru.
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Competition is good because we need to educate customers, and Ozon.ru itself will not be able to do it.
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I am an optimist. I believe the future is bright. I think people who see life painted in dark colors are the ones who do not take ownership.
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Investors have finally woken up to the fact that there is something called the 'Russian Internet' into which you can invest.
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Once in a while, I still witness occasionally sexist behavior and comments from men (which experience has taught me you should always deflect with humour rather than anger). Old habits die hard, after all, and it's unrealistic to expect dinosaurs to fall silent overnight.
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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I can be more cold than people would like me to be.
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The general message would be to say to all these young people: If you have entrepreneurial aspirations, there is money, there are consumers, there is a huge market. The only thing you need to do is to go there and start doing things.
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The goal wasn't to create a billion-dollar company. The goal was to create something useful where I could learn things.
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The fundamental vision hasn't changed. What does change is how you get there, because there are still problems you have to figure out.
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
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A great deal of energy is spent daily on pushing the Russian e-commerce boom along while managing all aspects of growth and development along the way.
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All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.