Byju Raveendran is the CEO and Founder of Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd. has created an app named after the founder himself: BYJU. This online educational services company offers technology-based education services in India. The 37-year-old entrepreneur has collaborated with Walt Disney to create animated games, stories, quizzes and interactive educational content or what some call ‘Disney-fy’ learning. Imagine having Simba or Anna teach Maths and English to learners from grades 1 to 3! According to Raveendran, “Kids everywhere relate to Disney’s Simba or Moana, who grip kids’ attention before we take them through the loop of learning.” According to this article, this venture is backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The company’s founder grew up in a small village in southern India, who studied to become an engineer. Later, he started teaching friends and students in his spare time and coached them to crack some of the toughest engineering entrance exams in the country. To read more: https://byjus.com
India’s Newest Billionaire – Former 37-year-old school teacher creates app that ‘Disney-fy’s’ learning
By manize nayani on February 2, 2020

2 Feb
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This sounds like an amazing story! It's no wonder that Disney wanted to partner with Raveendran. I also think it is a home run use Simba and Moana to get kids interested in learning. But I do worry about that Disney-fyng of the world thing ;-)
miguel strother @mcs1
This sounds like an amazing story! It's no wonder that Disney wanted to partner with Raveendran. I also think it is a home run use Simba and Moana to get kids interested in learning. But I do worry about that Disney-fyng of the world thing ;-)