Spring Break
Minding Your Own Business
A Miami student creates, manages, and owns his own Internet company.
Laura Pollina
Issue date: 3/28/06 Section: Features
"We always make frequent trips to meet face to face," Whitman says, "but with cell phones and recent technology it is easy to stay in close contact with each other every day."
As a physics major, Dopkiss often feels the pressure of the business colliding with those of being a student.
"I'm sure that a lot of my professors think I'm one of the lazier students," Dopkiss confessed, "because I occasionally sleep through or miss their lectures because of this particular extracurricular activity."
But through all the sleepless nights of Red Bull and paper cuts, Dopkiss keeps a level head.
"I've learned to relish the day and the battle. I am confident that this attitude is the secret to the balance that has, for so long, been a torment," he said.
Just as any college student, Dopkiss has made some mistakes, but overall genuinely believes that anyone has it in them to succeed.
"The hardest part is simply believing that you can do something if you want to," he explained. "I think many people are stopped by what seems to be the sheer inertia of the world - a persuasive feeling that the task is simply too big to handle."
Owning a company obviously demands a lot of time, and so does being a student. Yet Dopkiss has figured out how to balance the two and include a little bit of fun.
"I have enjoyed all parts of my life, from crazy college nights to sober boardrooms," Dopkiss concluded. "Overall, life has a lot to offer."
As a physics major, Dopkiss often feels the pressure of the business colliding with those of being a student.
"I'm sure that a lot of my professors think I'm one of the lazier students," Dopkiss confessed, "because I occasionally sleep through or miss their lectures because of this particular extracurricular activity."
But through all the sleepless nights of Red Bull and paper cuts, Dopkiss keeps a level head.
"I've learned to relish the day and the battle. I am confident that this attitude is the secret to the balance that has, for so long, been a torment," he said.
Just as any college student, Dopkiss has made some mistakes, but overall genuinely believes that anyone has it in them to succeed.
"The hardest part is simply believing that you can do something if you want to," he explained. "I think many people are stopped by what seems to be the sheer inertia of the world - a persuasive feeling that the task is simply too big to handle."
Owning a company obviously demands a lot of time, and so does being a student. Yet Dopkiss has figured out how to balance the two and include a little bit of fun.
"I have enjoyed all parts of my life, from crazy college nights to sober boardrooms," Dopkiss concluded. "Overall, life has a lot to offer."
