Comments on: Grockit Raises Cash, Prepares “Massive Multiplayer Online Learning” Product.

By: VLE Killer? « ivida

VLE Killer? « ivida — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:18:59 +0000

[...] VLE Killer? Posted on July 25, 2007 by actualal Could the following be the traditional VLE Killer? Grockit Raises Cash, Prepares “Massive Multiplayer Online Learning” Product. [...]

By: Grockit is going to Killit | Education Revolution

Grockit is going to Killit | Education Revolution — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:50:54 +0000

[...] kudos to my buddy Farb who just announced that they’ve been funded by Benchmark (easily one of the top 5 VCs if not top 3). I met Farb about 8 months ago and he’s brilliant. [...]

By: Grockit Gets $8 Million More For Mysterious Learning Game

Grockit Gets $8 Million More For Mysterious Learning Game — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:41:05 +0000

[...] class that competed with companies like Kaplan and The Princeton Review. In July 2007 Grockit announced that it had scrapped that idea in favor of their current plan, and raised a $2.7 million Series A [...]

By: Venture Hacks — High Concept Pitches for Startups

Venture Hacks — High Concept Pitches for Startups — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:37:14 +0000

[...] Firefox of media players.” (Songbird) “Massively Multiplayer Online Learning.” (Grockit) “The entrepreneurs behind the entrepreneurs.” [...]

By: NetDimensions Insight » Grockit and Massive Multiplayer Online Learning

NetDimensions Insight » Grockit and Massive Multiplayer Online Learning — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:41:44 +0000

[...] Francisco based Grockit have raised a total of$2.7 million to build a Massive Multiplayer Learning. Founder Farbood Nivi calls it MMOL, for Massive Multiplayer Online Learning (a play on the term [...]

By: Venture Hacks — Grockit’s founder on raising money

Venture Hacks — Grockit’s founder on raising money — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:57:16 +0000

[...] and Venture Hacks investor) recently interviewed my brother, Farbood Nivi, about his experience raising money for Grockit from Benchmark et al: Brian: Tell me about the funding [...]

By: Massive Multiplayer Online Learning « Random Mind

Massive Multiplayer Online Learning « Random Mind — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:06:31 +0000

[...] up? I’m not sure but that’s what San Francisco-based Grockit has in mind. They’re flush with cash from a recent influx of funding and they’ve got attitude. While I think learning management [...]

By: Starts-Ups Change How Students Study for Tests « iBrian

Starts-Ups Change How Students Study for Tests « iBrian — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:11:32 +0000

[...] also our coverage of Grockit, a Silicon Valley startup focusing on helping students study for the GMAT via P2P ideas [...]

By: Starts-Ups Change How Students Study for Tests

Starts-Ups Change How Students Study for Tests — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:59:27 +0000

[...] also our coverage of Grockit, a Silicon Valley startup focusing on helping students study for the GMAT via P2P ideas [...]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:37:37 +0000

MMLOL – Massive Multiplayer Laughing Out Loud
If it’s getting massive (in numbers of people helping each other) I can’t help but agreeing with urgen.

By: urgen

urgen — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:25:11 +0000

Funny, IRC has been around for YEARS!

By: iMarketingGuru (SEO Wiki)

iMarketingGuru (SEO Wiki) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:02:14 +0000

Wow, this idea of learning 2.0 built around a MMORPG is a great idea. What about the use of this for online training when it comes to things such as business development, SEO, college course,s etc.? I am looking for a solution for online training too and this is the perfect option. What other things will there be for this new application? I’m waiting ofr this to happen so I can mess around with the software applications created. This is sooo Exciting!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:43:00 +0000

Farb rocks. Very smart guy. These guys will dominate Kaplan, Manhattan and others!!!!

By: Shambhu Borah

Shambhu Borah — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:14:23 +0000

Interesting. I wonder if “players” will have 10-hour sessions like they do with the games. It’s amazing what can grow out of something as mundane as online GMAT courses.

By: gettit

gettit — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:33:43 +0000

I’ve worked on sort of similar things for medical school test preparation, this looks like a solid jump forward. There’s a ton of money in test preparation, a lot of candidates/customers out there with a large investment on the line, and a lot of related products to sell.

By: techguy

techguy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:02:21 +0000

This is something that has been discussed for years at Educational tech conferences. Should be interesting to see what a little capitalism can do for it.

By: Search*Engines WEB

Search*Engines WEB — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:56:10 +0000

That is interesting that people can actually learn better from each other – this may explain the huge popularity of social web 2.0 sites and informational blogs.

It appears the potential informal education one can get via these multimedia mediums – dwarfs what took years to learn in traditional educational environments