# From near collapse to Netflix — an amazing Irish scaleup story | Can It Scale?

An episode of [The Big Tech Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1325667441), 22 Oct 2026, 32 min.

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StoryToys chief executive Emmet O’Neill reveals how the Dublin company came within a thread of collapse before an unexpected email from Lego changed its fortunes. From cutting staff and negotiating million-euro debts to working with Lego, Disney and Netflix, O’Neill explains the decisions that kept the business alive and helped it grow into one of the world’s biggest producers of children’s apps. Why you can trust the Irish Independent See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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