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Ask HN: How would one get a list of all veterinarians in the US?

1 points by itqwertz ↗ HN
Hi HN,

I have a great idea that will revolutionize veterinarian care, but I would need to get a list of vets in the U.S. who would be willing to get a referral from my website. I get about 10 emails a month that could be monetized with a referral fee, but I need to create a list of vets that are available and willing. How would you go about contacting generating a list of vets in the U.S., and not spamming them with email that they would never read?

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rdtwo
There are probably like 2-3 companies that own 50% percent of the vets in the usa
uberman
Just a heads up, if your idea is pet health insurance, that is already a thing. If it is not pet health insurance you might be able to purchase a list from one of the top 5 insurers or take out ads in the professional journals
inphovore
Pay someone.

Put an ad on CL gigs.

Start with your state, or a large target state.

Start with a small sample, refine your technique.

I’ve done this sort of thing (other niche industries) by web scraping.

Ask for a csv, with specific fields (name, address, phone, email, number of employees or other size metrics*)