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Jeff Bezos Drafted Amazon Business Plan During 1994 Cross-Country Trip While MacKenzie Scott Drove

Jeff Bezos wrote Amazon's original business plan during a 1994 cross-country road trip while his wife MacKenzie Scott drove, marking the start of the company that evolved into a trillion-dollar global enterprise. At the time, Bezos left a lucrative Wall Street career to pursue his online retail vision.

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