Ever had a great idea but not known where to start to bring it to reality? Or you've had a great idea and went through hell to bring it to fruition? Ben Kaufman experienced the latter — he founded Mophie, the iPhone juice pack case, in 2005.

To launch Mophie, Kaufman had his parents re-mortgage their house, but once he had money is his hands, he realized there were more hoops to jump through — manufacturing, supply chain, retail and more.

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