Startup Interview with Fady Azzouny, Vetwork Inc. CEO

Feature Image: Vetwork’s Team

HackerNoon Reporter: Please tell us briefly about your background.

I’m an Egyptian Veterinarian, graduated Cairo university, Co-founded 2 startups previously, got scammed for 1 Million EGP, Joined the Army for 3 years, Co-founded Vetwork and now along with the above amazing team we’re making Pet Ownership easier for Parents and Pets!

What's your startup called? And in a sentence or two, what does it do?

Vetwork! We’re connecting pet parents with (Vetted) PetCare service providers around them, around the clock and to their doorsteps.

What is the origin story?

Pets shouldn’t be a liability and having a pet in MENA and almost in the globe is something that takes a lot of effort and dedication, totally worth it but we’re making it seamless to make it more fun and to keep pets healthier.

What do you love about your team, and why are you the ones to solve this problem?

Almost 90% of the team are Pet Parents! We’re customers and we truly feel what other customer feels and wants and build it!

If you weren’t building your startup, what would you be doing?

I don’t see myself doing anything not related to animals!

At the moment, how do you measure success? What are your core metrics?

Retention! All the way!!

A customer coming back means a lot of things!

What’s most exciting about your traction to date?

Same marketing expenditure yet growing growth!

What drew you to get published on HackerNoon? What do you like most about our platform?

Well it is a fast growing platform from what I read online so far, almost fully automated and yeah very high reach!

What advice would you give to the 21-year-old version of yourself?

Play sports, eat healthy, and don’t over think!

What is something surprising you've learned this year that your contemporaries would benefit from knowing?

Whatever you believe WILL manifest!!! Just hang on and keep believing!

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