Everything José Neves said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Executive detachment under pressure does not rely on financial security
“I think that doesn't depend at all on external events. So it has nothing to do with the financial security.”
Archegos liquidation drove Farfetch trading volume to 10x its average
“I mean, the volumes to give you an idea Were 10 times more or less the average volume. I think it was around 10% of the company was dumped on Friday, and probably another 10% on Monday, something like that.”
Effective decision-making requires involving emotions alongside logical reasoning
“And what he demonstrated is that you cannot make good decisions without involving your emotions.”
José Neves built all his companies as a solo founder
“I never had a co-founder. I was always the only CEO and founder of my businesses.”
Entrepreneurs are 'risk curious' rather than risk-averse
“Most people are risk averse. I think entrepreneurs are risk curious. So they like to play with the probabilities of success and failure, and they get kick out of this game.”
Self-doubt is healthy if viewed as a mental construct
“So self-doubt is very healthy as long as it doesn't cripple you. As long as you can have that detached view, again, that conscious view that, okay, wow, I'm doubting myself here. And as long as you can clearly see it for what it is a mental movie. It is a ment…”
Farfetch will not act as a retailer or designer, only an enabler
“We don't want to be a retailer. We don't want to be a designer. We're not any of those things. We are an enabler for the creative community to engage with the public that loves this part of culture, which is fashion.”
Farfetch generated just $1,000 selling Off-White in its initial 2014 season
“We sold a thousand dollars off-white, the first season, spring summer, 2014.”
Money is a social token granted by society
“Money is a token that you get from society to do Something positive with it, whether it's in business or whether it's in your personal life. It's really a social token that you're given.”
José Neves names David Rosenblatt as the best board member
“I'll pick David Rosenblatt. He's also the part of Twitter and IAC, and he's the CEO of First Tips. Before that, he sold his company to Google, so not just his incredible acumen and experience, but also the fact that he's been an entrepreneur, he's been one of …”
Farfetch's zero-inventory model stems from Neves's past fashion failure
“The concept behind Farfetch, the way Farfetch is structured with, for example, no fashion risk, No inventory risk, but also a risk-free channel that we make accessible to creatives like I was to have a global audience without having to go and open stores every…”
Farfetch CTO Cipriano has worked with founder José Neves for 27 years
“Then I started my company with my current CTO, actually, Cipriano, who's been working with me for 27 years.”
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