Course Hero Engineering EVP, Josh Tyler, to speak at ATD TechKnowledge Conference

Executive from the online learning platform to speak about recruiting and team culture

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Jan 22, 2018, 09:00 ET

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Course Hero, an online learning platform that empowers millions of students and educators to succeed, announced today that EVP of engineering, Josh Tyler, will present at the ATD TechKnowledge Conference, to be held on January 24 in San Jose, Calif. Tyler will be joined by David Feinleib, founder and CEO of Content Analytics, in a session titled, "How Technology Is Disrupting the Business Landscape."

According to Y Combinator, tech startups grow at a rate of 5-7 percent per week – an astronomical growth rate for any company. Tyler's session will address the challenges that come along with rapid growth and provide actionable advice for education professionals looking to build a technology product.

"When I first joined Course Hero, there were only a handful of us on the engineering team," said Tyler. "We now have a dedicated team of more than 50. We've learned a lot throughout this growth process and have a stronger team because our leadership has been dedicated to learning from those lessons. The key to making any organization work – particularly fast-growing ones – is to be deliberate in the way you build and grow your team and company culture."

"One of Course Hero's founding principles is learning through sharing," said Andrew Grauer, CEO and co-founder at Course Hero. "I'm very proud of the work Josh has done over the years to help grow the engineering team into the powerhouse that it is today. The ATD conference presents a great opportunity for us to share what we've learned with the talent development community at large."

The annual ATD conference hosts 75 exhibitors, industry leaders in the learning tech space, experts on existing and widely used solutions, members of ATD and talent development professionals. The conference boasts 125 sessions on topics including e-learning, emerging technologies, management and strategy, and virtual classrooms.

Tyler is the author of Building Great Software Engineering Teams: Recruiting, Hiring, and Managing Your Team from Startup to Success. Over the past three years, Tyler has held positions including: VP of Engineering, Chief People Officer and now, EVP of Engineering and Design. He holds an MS from Stanford and a BS from Washington University—both in computer science.

For more information on the presentation and conference, visit http://techknowledge.td.org/.

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