A man who sold his £325,000 home and Mercedes to set up a sex toy company says it was all worth it, despite the fact he’s still sleeping on a blow up bed in his office.

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.

Last week his hard work paid off when he launched Ricky , but it’s a huge risk as he’s invested pretty much everything he has into the venture.

The 29-year-old sold the £325,000 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.

He moved back to his parents’ 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.

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.

Tom told Mirror Online: “It was everything really. I just decided, if I’m going to be in I need to be all in.

“I really believe in it and I’m a risk taker. My whole life is in it.

“I’m happy to lose it all if that’s the way it goes.

“I just think that whatever happens with Brexit , people are still going to want to masturbate.”

The idea came about when his last business, a dating website for students called ShagAtUni, started to drop off.

He said: “I enjoyed a lot of success with ShagAtUni  but it started to drop off when apps like Tinder came on the market.

“Rather than flogging a dead horse I just wanted to do something different. I just thought sex toys seemed the most exciting.

“I don’t take myself seriously. I don’t think sex is a big deal like most people in society do.

“People weren’t surprised when I told them. Most people think it’s great and they think it’s quite cool and exciting.

“There have been a couple of people who didn’t agree with the sex toy stuff and they think it’s seedy. That’s fine, everyone has their opinions but I will have a debate with them and challenge them.

“My biggest critic is my mum, she just thinks it’s horrifying.”

Source: Mirror