His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets. manufacturing patent protection popsockets retail Startups Technology His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets. Theresa Loconsolo March 4, 2026 Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115... Read More Read more about His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.