Word: figuredness
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You always figured that a rodent who drives his own car would be able to withstand the recession, right? As retailers ramp up for the all-important holiday shopping season, at least the toy stores know that they have a hit on their hands. Fuzzy, electronic toy hamsters called Zhu...
Russell Hornsby, the founder of Cepia and a former Mattel employee, had long wanted to create a robotic pet for children. During a brainstorming session in May 2008, Hornsby and his fellow Cepia execs narrowed the choices down to three: a dog, a fish and a hamster. "Out of these...
Over the ensuing months, as the prototypes were being developed, Russell Hornsby started surfing YouTube, and noticed something that reinforced his decision: a slew of videos starring hamsters. He figured his toys could also become YouTube hits, and they have. "When they are running on the wheels, going through tunnels...
“I figured it wasn’t very realistic that I would win,” Finkton said. “But I talked about it with my advisor and decided to apply.”
“It was very informal, either through a coach, teacher, family member, or someone who was already part of Harvard,” he says. “There was not a lot of outreach.”He adds, “Colleges of this kind took...