distractors: take 1and exchange
sentence: I got the  idea  to start Amazon 16 years ago.I  came across  the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast,and the idea of building an  online  bookstore with millions of titles was very  exciting  to me.I had just turned 30,and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to  [MASK]  my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't  work  since most start-ups don't,and I wasn't sure what to  expect  .She told me I should  stick to  the idea.I'd always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my  dream  . I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a  brilliant  boss that I admired very much.I went to my boss and  shared  with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened  carefully  to me,and finally said,"That sounds like a really good idea,  but  it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.