Natalie Massenet
Natalie Massenet
Dame Natalie Sara Massenet, DBEis a fashion entrepreneur and former journalist, who founded the designer fashion portal Net-a-Porter. Since 2013, she has been chairman of the British Fashion Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth13 May 1965
CountryUnited States of America
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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're a teenager in Palo Alto launching an app, you know from the outset how you plan to finance your business.
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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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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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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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I thought I had a Post-it on my forehead that said, 'Be nice to this girl.
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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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Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.
Moving to L.A. when I was 11 was when my entrepreneurialism started because it's the land of the American dream.
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When I was at U.C.L.A., I decided I was going to go to Japan and learn Japanese.
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We bought 50 of them. Within three weeks we had a waiting list of 2,000 people. We knew we were on to something.
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When you see an item like that, you have to have it because it is filling a void. It is something you didn't know you wanted. It can be quite emotional.
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You can get a slouchy woman's tunic at different price points. But if you want a great pair of trousers or a dress with delicate pleating, you're going to have to spend a little more.
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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.