Vechery predicts fertility testing will become as routine as pap smears
Afton Vechery · 20VC: Why Entrepreneurs Should Let Everyone Rip Apart Their Business Idea, How To Construct Frameworks for Success & Why You Should Not Always Test Your MVP with Afton Vechery, Founder & CEO @ Modern Fertility · Oct 5, 2018 · at 28:46
Afton Vechery, co-founder and CEO of Modern Fertility, discusses her company's product roadmap and mission over the next five years.
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“We see a world where every single woman has access to her fertility information and fertility testings as routine as a pap smear. And so over the next five years, we're just really excited about our first product, our fertility hormone test, and just giving women insight to this information and the impact that it can have on their lives.”
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