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39 quotes by Xavier Niel

Xavier Niel (born 25 August 1967) is a French entrepreneur and businessman, active in the telecommunications and technology industry and best known as founder and majority shareholder of the French Internet service provider and Mobile operator Iliad trading under the Free brand (France’s second-largest ISP, and third mobile operator). He is also co-owner of the newspaper Le Monde, and co-owner of the rights of the song "My Way" and owner of...
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In life, you need a house and a car. After that, you have a choice.

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I know one business, and that's how to make software.

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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.

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If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.

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Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.

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France has a specificity - the market players who provide Internet access are the telecom operators, and all of the players are French. They had a... →

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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin... →

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The real force of Silicon Valley is the mentality, the spirit. There's no reason at all that can't be replicated in Paris.

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If you are worried about the risk to your reputation, you don't launch a telecoms firm in an aggressive way.

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You can spend your money on art works and sit down and look at them. Or you can use your money to help people.

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A free, analytical and questioning press must be helped survive.

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Any country that wants to lower its mobile phone rates, all they need to do is bring in an aggressive player.

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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.

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