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How Amazon Started: Simple Story, Big Lesson

HOW AMAZON STARTED (Plain-English Version)

3 tricks you can copy in your bedroom tonight.

1-Minute Intro

Jeff Bezos was a regular office guy in 1994. One day he read a tiny report: “Internet grows 2,300 % a year.” His heart skipped. He asked himself, “Will I regret not trying?” He packed his life into a used Chevy Blazer and drove to Seattle. No plan. Just a gut feeling and a dream to sell books online.

Feel the fear—and drive anyway.

The Garage Days

Jeff’s “office” was a messy garage with a pot-belly heater. Books arrived from publishers in tall brown boxes. Jeff and his wife MacKenzie sat on the floor, packing each order with bare hands. When the first sale popped in, Jeff rang a bell so loud the neighbor’s dog barked. First book? A science title almost no one would read. That didn’t matter. What mattered: someone clicked “buy”.

Start small, start now, start ugly.

First Dollars

Year 1: half a million bucks. Year 2: 15 million. Year 3: 147 million. Sounds crazy, right? The secret wasn’t fancy ads. It was word-of-mouth. People told friends, “I found that weird book online—arrived in 5 days!” Each happy customer brought two more. That’s called a flywheel (we’ll draw it in the next section).

Make 1 customer happy → they bring 2 friends → repeat forever.

Going Public

In 1997, Jeff opened Amazon to the public. Shares cost $18 each. People laughed: “A bookstore that loses money? Ha!” Jeff smiled and used the cash to build giant warehouses. While others counted quarters, he counted how fast boxes could leave the building. Fast forward: those warehouses print money today.

Use money as fuel, not a trophy.

The Magic Loop (Flywheel)

Draw a circle. Write four words: Lower prices → More buyers → More sellers → Lower prices. That’s it. Each spin makes the next spin easier. Jeff never changed the loop; he just kept it spinning. Prime, Alexa, AWS—all extra pushes to the same circle.

Build a loop that gets stronger every time you use it.

Your Next Move

You don’t need millions. You need:

  • A tiny product you can ship from your room.
  • A simple website (free on Blogger or Shopify trial).
  • A promise: “If you don’t love it, I’ll refund you plus shipping.”

Start there. Let happy buyers spin your wheel.

Pick one thing. Make it ridiculously easy to love.

Wrap-Up

Jeff began with one book, one garage, one customer. The rest is history—not because he was lucky, but because he kept the loop spinning. Your loop can start tonight.

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So: what tiny thing will you sell first?

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