Most of the world’s largest brands today began in modest circumstances in garages, college rooms, or small office space. Vision, passion, and imagination drove them forward—modest beginning point to world giants. Take a look at a glimpse of Inspiring Journey of 10 Startups that emerged from modest circumstances to become industry giants.

Inspiring Journey of 10 Startups:

1. Apple – Revolution of Personal Computers
It was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Steve Jobs’ parents’ garage to make the Apple I computer. It is now a technology giant that controls markets ranging from smartphones to artificial intelligence.

2. Amazon – From Bookstore to Retail Empire
Jeff Bezos started Amazon in his Bellevue, Washington garage in 1994 as an online bookstore. With the customer first, Amazon grew from there, beyond books, and changed e-commerce, cloud computing, and AI services.

3. Google – Born in a Stanford Dorm Room
Larry Page and Sergey Brin began Google in a rented garage while pursuing PhDs at Stanford University in 1998. Their web search engine shook up the internet, growing into a behemoth in AI, cloud computing, and digital ad tech.

4. Microsoft – Dorm Room to Tech Giant
Bill Gates and Paul Allen began Microsoft in a small office in Albuquerque in 1975, developing software for early PCs. Microsoft leads the way in software innovation, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and business solutions today.

5. Hewlett-Packard (HP) – The Garage Startup That Defined Silicon Valley
It was founded in a Palo Alto garage by Bill Hewlett and David Packard in 1939. HP transformed business solutions, printing, and computing, paving the way for Silicon Valley start-ups to follow.

6. Disney – The Animation Studio That Got Its Start in a Garage
Walt Disney and Roy Disney founded The Disney Brothers Studio in a tiny Los Angeles garage in 1923. Their first hit blockbuster, Steamboat Willie, gave birth to Mickey Mouse, opening an era of new entertainment today.

7. Dell – The College Dorm Startup That Changed Computing
Michael Dell began assembling computers to order in his University of Texas dorm room back in 1984. His direct-to-customer model shook up PC sales, and now Dell is an international technology brand.

8. Nike – A Shoe Company Born in a Car Trunk
It was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight in an Oregon garage under the name Blue Ribbon Sports, selling sneakers from a car trunk. It is the world sporting goods giant today.

9. Airbnb – From Air Mattress Rentals to Hospitality Giant
Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia began Airbnb in their living room, for which they demanded tourists to bed down on air mattresses. The modest beginning is currently a global hospitality giant that restructured the world of travel.

10. SpaceX – Vision for Low-Cost Space Travel
Elon Musk established SpaceX from a modest California office amid the backdrop of space travel for civilians. SpaceX is currently spearheading the space technology with Mars colonization and cheap space travel in the pipeline now.

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