The $4.2 Billion Toy Maker Behind Hatchimals Hunts for Its Next Blockbuster
Surviving means staying one step ahead of the turmoil in the industry.
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When two British inventors approached fledgling toy company Spin Master Corp. with an air-powered plane, co-founder Ronnen Harary didn’t know it had already been rejected by his much larger competitors. All he knew was that it was a blast to fly.
“It was probably a good 45 minutes until the inventors told us to stop because they were afraid it was going to break,” said Harary, remembering the day in 1996 when he and Chief Creative Officer Ben Varadi first got their hands on the prototype for what would become Air Hogs, one of the company’s top-selling toys.