Nick Telson-Sillett — Co-Founder
Hey! I’m a London entrepreneur, currently living in Boston. Also an angel investor, podcaster, startup mentor and public speaker, whose speciality lies in talking no-nonsense founder/investor advice and help. I'm currently co-founder of new B2B sales tool, trumpet, host of Pitch Deck podcast and co-founder of an angel investing venture-arm, Horseplay Ventures I previously co-founded DesignMyNight, back in 2010 and managed to grow that over 7 years with minimal angel funding, to 100+ employees, 15,000 SaaS customers and 8m monthly uniques on the website. We exited to Access Group in 2017. I live for the early stages of startups - building the brand, finding product market fit, iterating quickly and building out a team. Most of my content is centred around this, as well as tips from an angel investor. Even after exiting to financial freedom, I caught the founder bug again and have co-founded my next startup, trumpet, in 2022; looking to disrupt B2B sales and kill the sales pdf deck. Follow me on here while we build out this new journey in public. Please feel free to ask for any advice or help, whether a founder, startup employee or investor and I will always endeavour to do what I can. I'm also a regular guest on podcasts, startup speaking gigs and webinars, so feel free to reach out to me if you are looking for guests/speakers. I do respectfully ask not to be pitched for investment in my Linkedin DMs and instead go through Horseplay Ventures. Hopefully my podcast is also a treasure trove of information for those looking to raise early-stage investment, thinking about it or just interested in it - search for Pitch Deck by Nick Telson.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with extensive experience in startup mentorship and investment.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 18 yrs 1 mo
Career Highlights
- Co-founded successful startups with significant exits.
- Expert in early-stage startup growth and brand building.
- Host of a top-rated business podcast for founders.
Work Experience
Forward Pursuit
Co-Founder (1 yr 9 mos)
PEF Community
Member (2 yrs 10 mos)
sequel
First Check Investor/Ideator (3 yrs 4 mos)
trumpet
Co-Founder (4 yrs 11 mos)
EMW Global | Sports & Entertainment
Advisor (5 yrs 1 mo)
London & Partners
Business Mentor (5 yrs 3 mos)
Pitch Deck - @pitchdeckpod
Podcaster (5 yrs 9 mos)
Horseplay Ventures
Co-Founder - Angel Investor (5 yrs 10 mos)
The Access Group
Co-Founder DesignMyNight (2 yrs 1 mo)
WFL Media LTD | www.designmynight.com
Co-Founder DesignMyNight (7 yrs 3 mos)
L'Oreal
Senior Product Marketing Manager (3 yrs 4 mos)
Education
BA Joint Hons Spanish & Portuguese at University of Nottingham
