Secretary of Defense Ash Carter greets Jeff Bezos, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Amazon.com as he arrives at the Pentagon for a visit May 5, 2016. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz (Released
In 1994, Bezos left his lucrative job on Wall Street to start Amazon.com, an online bookstore. The idea came to him during a cross-country drive from New York to Seattle. Bezos was captivated by the potential of the Internet, which was growing at a rate of 2300% annually. Despite skepticism from many, Bezos believed in his idea and bet his career on it. Amazon.com was launched in 1995 from Bezos' garage, and within a month, it had sold books in all 50 states and 45 countries.
