How John Mackey Started Whole Foods With $45,000

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In 1978, John Mackey co-founded his first natural foods store in Austin, Texas with only $45,000. Two years later it became Whole Foods Market, which quickly became the nation's fastest-growing organic grocery store. In 2017, Amazon acquired the company for over $13 billion.

In this clip, John takes us behind the scenes during the early days of starting Whole Foods.

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