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A man who sold his \u00a3325,000 home and Mercedes to set up a sex toy company says it was all worth it, despite the fact he\u2019s still sleeping on a blow up bed in his office.<\/p>\n
Tom Thurlow decided to throw everything at his idea to launch a new range of vibrators for women and has spent the past three years learning everything he can about the industry.<\/p>\n
Last week his hard work paid off when he launched\u00a0Ricky\u00a0, but it\u2019s a huge risk as he\u2019s invested pretty much everything he has into the venture.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old sold the \u00a3325,000 Gloucestershire home he bought with profits from his last business success, cashed in his Premium Bonds and got rid of his fancy car to free up as much cash as possible.<\/p>\n
He moved back to his parents\u2019 house for a while but says they got fed up with him, so he decided to set up a make-shift home behind his desk.<\/p>\n
Tom has tried to make it as homely as possible and bulk buys Pot Noodles on Amazon to keep his spending as low as possible.<\/p>\n
Tom told Mirror Online: \u201cIt was everything really. I just decided, if I\u2019m going to be in I need to be all in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really believe in it and I\u2019m a risk taker. My whole life is in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy to lose it all if that\u2019s the way it goes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think that whatever happens with\u00a0Brexit\u00a0, people are still going to want to masturbate.\u201d<\/p>\n
The idea came about when his last business, a dating website for students called ShagAtUni, started to drop off.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI enjoyed a lot of success with ShagAtUni\u00a0 but it started to drop off when apps like Tinder came on the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than flogging a dead horse I just wanted to do something different. I just thought sex toys seemed the most exciting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t take myself seriously. I don\u2019t think sex is a big deal like most people in society do.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople weren\u2019t surprised when I told them. Most people think it\u2019s great and they think it\u2019s quite cool and exciting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere have been a couple of people who didn\u2019t agree with the sex toy stuff and they think it\u2019s seedy. That\u2019s fine, everyone has their opinions but I will have a debate with them and challenge them.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy biggest critic is my mum, she just thinks it\u2019s horrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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