“EdTech’s Amazing Race: Bye Bye to Byju’s CTO, as Another Takes the Reins”

A Shift in the Byju’s Order

In case you’ve been too engrossed in those online knitting tutorials (don’t pretend, we know it’s you), one of the bigwigs at Byju’s, the edtech hotshot, is planning his grand exit from the company.

That’s right, people. The CTO himself, Anil Goel, is passing the buck amid a kaleidoscope of changes happening at our beloved startup! The shift seems to lead the way as part of their new diet plan, cutting the fat and streamlining their operations.

The Successor Steps Up

But don’t you worry, there’s no power vacuum here. They’ve swapped one tech guru for another, with Jiny Thattil stepping up to bat as the new CTO. The word is that this was announced via tech-startup’s version of Hogwarts acceptance letter – an internal communique!

Farewell to the Tech Titan

Goel, who’s been a major player in the tech game with a past career at Amazon, will be waving goodbye. No news yet on whether it’s a case of once bitten twice shy, but his departure will undoubtedly leave a sitting-desk shaped hole in Byju’s arsenal.

Packing up and shipping out is always hard for any organization, especially when you’re leaving the coziest cubicle on the floor. But as we say in the startup world, one CTO’s adieu could also be read as “Ctrl+Alt+Del” – rebooting for new runways of growth. Now, let’s wait and see how well our new tech whizzkid will shake things up. The plot thickens and we got the popcorn ready!

Original article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/26/byjus-taps-jiny-thattil-as-cto-following-departure-of-anil-goel/