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he dispatch company Jack worked for, which was founded by Greg
Kidd, began expanding while Jack pursued his degree at New
York University. Jack continued to write dispatch software for Dis-
patch Management Services Corp. for several years during this time. In
2000, Greg decided to branch out to other areas of the United States.
He started a web-based dispatch company known as dNet.com and
asked for Jack’s help with the website.
Not long after, Jack started his own company and moved to Califor-
nia. He followed in the footsteps of many young entrepreneurs before
him and dropped out of college before graduating. There was no reason
for him to stay in school, he thought, if he already knew everything he
needed to know to start his own company and move forward in his life.
Finally, he had the
resources
and time to work on projects of his own.
Jack made the right decision when he chose to move to California.
Greg’s new website failed, so it was a good thing that James had started
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