Northeast 28th Street in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Tuesday Jul 5, 1994
Jeff Bezos
Amazon
Northeast 28th Street in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Tuesday Jul 5, 1994
Bezos decided to establish an online bookstore. He left his job at D. E. Shaw and founded Amazon in his garage on July 5, 1994, after writing its business plan on a cross-country drive from New York to Seattle.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in July 1994. He chose Seattle because of technical talent as Microsoft is located there. Bezos initially incorporated the company in Washington state with the name Cadabra, Inc.
