b"Amazon, created in the Seattle garage of Jeff Bezos, was incorporated on 5th July, 1994.\\xa0\\nBefore Bezos had settled on the site\\u2019s name as a way of conveying the size and scope of the e-commerce platform he intended to build, his working titles had included Cadabra, Relentless, Awake, Browse and Bookmall.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why Washington was chosen as the launch location for the company; reveal how Bezos was able to resell individual books from wholesalers without breaching any Ts & Cs; and compare notes on their first-ever Amazon purchases\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Amazon Was Founded 25 Years Ago This Friday. Here's What the World Was Like When Jeff Bezos Incorporated the Company in 1994\\u2019 (Inc, 2019): https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/amazon-cadabra-jeff-bezos-25-year-anniversary-1994.html\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Olly Mann on \\u201cMy Mate Bought a Toaster\\u201d\\u2019 (Tom Price, 2020): https://podfollow.com/1462168683/episode/50c5e6d3a7471bb569f375a2d8d65d0bdd39e6e4/view\\n\\u2022 \\u201860 Minutes: Amazon\\u2019 (CBS, 1999): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv8MrBBuRqI\\n\\u2026 and look, there\\u2019s FIVE MINUTES+ MORE of us talking about the origins of Amazon, Bezos\\u2019s pitch to investors, and the time they turned down an offer from Howard Schulz at Starbuck\\u2019s, available exclusively to our supporters. Sign up now via Apple Subscriptions or Patreon* to hear it - and a bonus bit like it, every single week. Thanks!\\n* https://patreon.com/Retrospectors. Top two tiers only.\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"