I dropped out of my PhD at MIT Chem Eng this year to run my startup full-time. Never looked back. I am also international, like the person in the story seems to be.
He just needs to try each one separately and see which one gets him more excited to go to work. It really is that simple.
Could you possibly use Google Calendar for this for now? You'd just have to set it up once with recurring weekly/daily events (like mornings for code) and set specific slots for office hours. People you invite can see which office hours slots you have open and type in their name
He just needs to try each one separately and see which one gets him more excited to go to work. It really is that simple.