10 Interesting Fact About Famous Businesspeople

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• Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon, initially intends to name the online shop Cadabra but then changes it to Amazon after one of his friends thinks the word cadabra is a cadaver which means corpses in German.
• Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook, initially rejected several acquisition offers from large companies like Yahoo! And Microsoft because he wants to maintain full control over Facebook.
• Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and Spacex, once sold his first video game, Blastar, at the age of 12 years at a price of $ 500.
• Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, tried to break the world record in the Transatlantic Air Balloon race in 1987 but failed after suffering from engine damage.
• Oprah Winfrey, a famous journalist and businessman, was originally given the name orpah but because many people mistaken him, he decided to turn him into Oprah.
• Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, once created his first computer program at the age of 13 to automate the Tic-Tac-to-toe game.
• Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, developed her shapewear products after running out of options of underwear that is suitable for use with white pants.
• Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, had worked as a technician in Atari before starting Apple with Steve Wozniak.
• Vera Wang, a famous fashion designer, initially dreamed of becoming an Olympic athlete and became a participant in the United States Olympic team in a beautiful skating sport at the age of 20 years.
• Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, introduced the first car model, the T model, in 1908 at a price of $ 825, which is equivalent to around $ 23,000 at the current value.