Jeff Bezos's Amazon Business Plan Drafted on Road Trip with MacKenzie Scott

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott drove 2,000 miles across the US in 1994, with Bezos drafting Amazon's initial 30-page business plan on a laptop in the passenger seat of a borrowed Chevy Blazer.
Scott supported his career change from Wall Street and assisted with early business tasks.

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott drove 2,000 miles across the US in 1994, with Bezos drafting Amazon's initial 30-page business plan on a laptop in the passenger seat of a borrowed Chevy Blazer. Scott supported his career change from Wall Street and assisted with early business tasks.

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