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The exit is a 30-minute podcast featuring amazing entrepreneurs who have been there and they have done it.

The exit talks to operators who have bought and sold businesses of all different sizes, you learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits.

It's a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many.

Now, in this special episode, I sit down with Nick Telsen.

He's currently the co-founder of a startup called Trumpet, and he's also working on horse play ventures as an angel investor.

In this interview, we go through his exit of design my night and all the ups and downs until they're exit by the access group.

There's a lot of really interesting details about what they were tracking, how they grew their business, and ultimately,

you know, the trials and tribulations of going through an exit.

And afterwards, going through to be a mentor, advisor, and all sorts of really interesting details leading to his podcast called Pitch Deck.

And without further ado, let's sit down and chat with Nick Telsen.

All right, everybody. Today, I am joined with Nick Telsen. He's currently the co-founder of horse play ventures.

Also, the co-founder of Trumpet. How are you doing today, Nick?

Yeah, very good. Thanks for having me, Steve.

Yeah, excited to dig in here. Before we get into your success with design my night, let's talk about what got you into business and entrepreneurship in the first place.

Yeah, for sure. I think the first point was my family, so my dad who wouldn't call himself an entrepreneur, but hey, a businessman.

He left school at 60, and he was sweeping the floors of a factory where they made clothes, and he worked his way up and then set up his own business,

designing a manufacturing clothes for the high street. So I was always around that as a kid.

You know, he used to see him get up super early, go to the office, go and visit him in the office as well.

So I think that was normal for me, rather than having a dad or a mom in like a corporate job.

So I think that started for me, and then before I set up design my night, I was actually at a corporate, so I went to Lory out of a big beauty brand,

and I was there for about four or five years, worked my way up to marketing manager of a brand in the UK, and then actually I looked what my next step would have been,

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