Maelle Gavet Quotes

Maelle Gavet

Profession : Businesswoman

Birth : May 22, 1978

I do not like the idea that a Russian company cannot be successful without Western experience. I think that, at the end of the day, it is a question of bringing benchmarks from other countries. So far, the golden benchmark has been the West.

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The Priceline Group is a truly globally-scaled digital e-commerce Fortune 500 company operating world-class brands. I look forward to contributing to the Group by identifying new opportunities and operating synergies that enhance its already strong track record as a global digital pioneer.

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When online business first appeared, a lot of operations would take your order and then disappear.

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It simply isn't acceptable for the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and others, which amass data by the terabyte, to say, 'Don't worry, your information's safe with us, as all sorts of rules protect you' - when all evidence suggests otherwise.

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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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That's the mantra I use when the team tells me something is too complicated. People keep saying, 'We need more prioritization.' I say, 'Guys, what you want is less work. And that is not going to happen.'

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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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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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The Russians are not as addicted to coffee as the Americans. We should work on that!

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The pickup points are a natural additional network for delivery. For me, the surprise is that Amazon didn't come up with that idea.

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Consumers learn the value of being sure that what you want to buy is what you buy.

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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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While I accept that large investment rounds will always garner headlines, it's almost as if the magic number of how much cash you've managed to raise has become both a stamp of approval and the main metric for gauging a business's true worth.

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Money, while clearly helpful in solving myriad problems, can often conceal a business's real flaws. It can also risk rigidifying a company's business model at the very moment it should be in 'customer discovery' mode or iterating around market opportunities.

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I can tell you that when you're counting every penny, knowing that you are a single bad decision away from bankruptcy, you inevitably lose focus on what really matters for your business.

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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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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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Russians are not a very friendly people. It's hard to get them to speak nicely to the customers. It's just not in their culture.

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The problem is Silicon Valley, which is an amazing ecosystem, also ends up being an amazing bubble, with white guys talking to white guys about white-guy problems. So it's great, but you kind of miss a lot of things around you.

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There's always a fine line between being too focused and missing opportunities, or being too wide and taking on too many.

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