UPS was founded on 1 bicycle and $100

Don’t think a bicycle can carry you very far? How about this: The founders of UPS started off the company with just one bicycle and $100 borrowed from a friend. The founders, Claude Ryan and Jim Casey, started off modestly and eventually had a hand in making UPS a company that is valued today at around $50 billion. That’s crazy. Read the whole back story here. [via]

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