Harary: Toy Industry Barriers to Entry Have Fallen Dramatically
Ronnen Harary · Advice Line with Ronnen Harary of Spin Master/PAW Patrol · Jul 2, 2026 · at 6:12
Ronen Harary, co-founder and chairman of Spin Master, discusses how emerging technology and rapid innovation cycles are lowering entry barriers in children's entertainment.
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“Because I would say that the rate of innovation is very high now, and the barriers to entry for people to enter into the toy business or children's entertainment has gone down a lot. So we have to be very, very quick as a company.”
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