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David Roche: The boss who aims to hit the right note By Will Smale Business reporter, BBC

David Roche: The boss who aims to hit the right note By Will Smale Business reporter, BBC. You might not think being a jazz musician has much in common with running a successful internet business - but Hotels.com boss and committed pianist David Roche sees a connection.

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David Roche: The boss who aims to hit the right note By Will Smale Business reporter, BBC

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  1. David Roche: The boss who aims to hit the right noteBy Will SmaleBusiness reporter, BBC You might not think being a jazz musician has much in common with running a successful internet business - but Hotels.com boss and committed pianist David Roche sees a connection. "Jazz is very improvisation-based. There are rules, but it is also about making things up as you go along," he says. "That experimentation is also vital when you are running a company like Hotels.com. "In our industry you have to keep changing all the time to make money, to stay ahead of your competitors - you feel the pressure of Darwinian selection on you all the time." 'Business mayflies'Continue reading the main story“Start Quote Remember Netscape, remember Lycos, remember AltaVista? The wreckage of failed internet businesses is all around” The 44-year-old Irishman has been president of Hotels.com - part of US online travel bookings giant Expedia - for 10 years. Selling rooms in more than 200,000 hotels around the globe, the London-based company takes a commission from each transaction. When Mr Roche joined the company, it was "a tiny little business run in a kitchen-table fashion".

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