Dylan Sha

Building Hims & Hers for pets @ | AI pet-health copilot in your pocket | Artifact @fdotinc | PhD Dropout @DukeU | Alum @Stanford @UofIllinois

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Big decision this week at ArgosLab: our AI health assessment is now free. Forever.

Talked to dozens of founders, mentors, and pet industry folks. The answer kept coming back the same: if you want to be the trusted name in pet health, earn trust first.

We're building Hims & Hers for pets. Free triage is how we get there.

We're also opening our first outside fundraise. Growing the pack — customers and investors. Reach out if either resonates.

https://t.co/B8nKYSSx3w

[Hubert Thieblot @hthieblot]

What makes a killer fundraising memo?

Here’s the structure I swear by ⤵️

1️⃣ What are we building?
One crisp line—no buzzwords.

2️⃣ Who are we?
Founders back-story

3️⃣ How does it work?
Demo, key features, north-star vision.

4️⃣ Who’s it for?
Target user and burning pain.

5️⃣ Go-to-market.
What’s working now & what’s next.

6️⃣ Traction.
KPIs, milestones, momentum since Day 0.

7️⃣ Why us?
Unique insight, tech edge, or underserved wedge. Why we’re the team to win.

8️⃣ Business model.
How we’ll make $$ and how big it gets.

9️⃣ Raise ask.
Exact $ amount, high-level use of funds, and the milestones it unlocks (users, revenue, runway).

Tell a tight story!

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

If your dog is vomiting when you watch the Super Bowl, what should you check 👀: "My Dog Is Vomiting: When to Call the Vet" https://t.co/bApj7T2ooI

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

No one talks about the guilt of not being able to afford the vet.

Your dog stops eating. You know something might be wrong. But you also know that vet visit is $200 minimum, the ER is $700, and you’re already stretched. So you wait. And you feel terrible about it.

That guilt shouldn’t exist. The problem isn’t you. The problem is that there’s no middle option between ‘do nothing’ and ‘spend hundreds.

We built that middle option. Free AI health assessment for your pet. Tells you exactly what’s going on and what to do next. Built with vets. No cost.

https://t.co/DFjEifghtW

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Grateful for the love ❤️
Hearing things like “instant and easy,” “free with no catch,” and “peace of mind in my pocket” means everything to us.

That’s exactly why we built ArgosLab — instant AI help for your pet’s health, anytime, anywhere. 🐶🐱
Try it free → https://t.co/fDFefLw90A

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

@SawyerMerritt What a party: https://t.co/TYdpU7TGxH

[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

@JustJake gave us a 1hr deep dive on how he built @Railway

he is goated, railway’s going crazy in 2026 & this is a interesting time to get his thoughts

Full talk on YT
https://t.co/U7w11HOJ9G

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Building in AI right now and genuinely asking:
Someone can copy your product in a weekend. The model layer is a commodity. The features are temporary.
What's actually defensible anymore?

[Paul Mit @pmitu]

Failed on ProductHunt? 🛸 Launch on:

— @MicroLaunchHQ
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[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

6. First principles = don't build "AI that gives pet advice."

Build the actual process vets use, make it accessible to everyone.

That's ArgosLab.

Try it here on web: https://t.co/tzJ1cTLMAi
OR check the iOS App we just launched: https://t.co/250cKDyNLh

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

5. The result: same flow a vet would use, same questions they'd ask, personalized to YOUR pet's symptoms.

But now it's:
✓ Free
✓ Instant
✓ In your pocket at 2am

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

4. We worked with veterinarians to map exactly how they triage cases:

✔️What questions do you ask first?
✔️What answers change your recommendation?
✔️What's the decision tree?

Then we built that into the app using Hybrid RAG System.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

3. So we asked: why can't pet owners access this at 2am?

Not "ask Google and get 47 terrifying answers." Not "pay $1000 for an emergency vet visit that wasn't necessary."

The actual clinical thinking process.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

5. The result: same flow a vet would use, same questions they'd ask, personalized to YOUR pet's symptoms.

But now it's:
✓ Free
✓ Instant
✓ In your pocket at 2am

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

4. We worked with veterinarians to map exactly how they triage cases:

✔️What questions do you ask first?
✔️What answers change your recommendation?
✔️What's the decision tree?

Then we built that into the app.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

3. So we asked: why can't pet owners access this at 2am?

Not "ask Google and get 47 terrifying answers." Not "pay $1000 for an emergency vet visit that wasn't necessary."

The actual clinical thinking process.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

2. This questioning process IS the diagnosis.

80% of triage happens before any test. A good vet tech can tell you "monitor at home" vs "come in now" just from the right questions in the right order.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

2. This questioning process IS the diagnosis.

80% of triage happens before any test. A good vet tech can tell you "monitor at home" vs "come in now" just from the right questions in the right order.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

1. When you take your dog to the vet, they don't immediately say "run tests" or "here's medication."
They ask questions. Lots of them.
How long has this been happening? How often? Any other symptoms? What changed recently?

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

1. When you take your dog to the vet, they don't immediately say "run tests" or "here's medication."
They ask questions. Lots of them.
How long has this been happening? How often? Any other symptoms? What changed recently?

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

We asked: "How does a vet actually diagnose your pet?"
Then we rebuilt that exact process in an app — free, instant, in your pocket.
Here's the first principles thinking behind https://t.co/L37o6qnX4h🧵

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

We asked: "How does a vet actually diagnose your pet?"
Then we rebuilt that exact process in an app — free, instant, in your pocket.
Here's the first principles thinking behind https://t.co/L37o6qnX4h🧵

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Hardest part of building a startup isn't the tech or the fundraising.

It's explaining to your dog why you're staring at a laptop instead of playing fetch.

He does not accept "I'm building this for you" as an excuse. 😅

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

The business model clicks when you realize:

Decision time = transaction time

Telemedicine. Appointment booking. Pharmacy. Insurance.

We're not a content site hoping for ad clicks. We're infrastructure for the moment that matters.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

@joherkhan Agree. Nowadays AI tools has no real user loyalty because it collapses the learning curve. No workflows to relearn, no skill investment to protect—just outcomes. The moment a better model shows up, users churn. That dynamic naturally leads to a few dominant “AI carriers.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Hot take: Pet health tech is 10 years behind human health tech.

Humans have Hims, Ro, and a dozen AI symptom checkers.

Pets have... Google and panic.

We're building the Hims for pets. Starting with AI triage.

[Dylan Sha @DylanSha_]

Building a pet health company means you hear the same thing constantly: "I just don't know if this is serious enough for a vet visit."

That's literally the problem we're solving at ArgosLab. Decision anxiety costs pet parents sleep — and sometimes costs pets their health.

Our AI triage is now handling dozens symptom checks/day. Each one is a pet parent who got clarity instead of panic-Googling at 2am.