How her company's pivot got some 'Shark Tank' love

When PopUp Play Inc.'s story was broadcast to 6 million or so homes Jan. 27 on ABC-TV's "Shark Tank," founders Amelia Cosgrove and Bryan Thomas explained their new business model to a national audience. The husband-and-wife team started the business in 2014 in Austin with an app that allowed consumers to design their own playscapes for home delivery within days. However, in the past year they have expanded the business with something akin to a white label service that would allow other...