Your complaints are not limited to ERP systems; I can certainly vouch for this viewpoint.
I think you biggest problems is going to find the first few clients. Nobody is going to believe you when you say that you can do more with less. Elephants in the room are impossible to see before you tear down the wall and lead it out into the sunshine.
Any ideas? I'm in a similar situation regarding group benefits administration, and I think I could even pull a sale or two based on past encounters, but you're talking about changing entire industries (and shifting a lot of profits in the process) here.
You're right. It's hard to get started. But they're out there. Everywhere. They just don't know what to do and where to turn. Finding a way to get connected is one of the biggest early challenges.
You need to find a CEO willing to take a chance. I'd look at one who has built a smaller company from scratch, (say 250 ee's) and is now finding it difficult to expand into the leagues of the big boys. He/she is looking for an edge, and is likely to take a risk to obtain it.
I think you biggest problems is going to find the first few clients. Nobody is going to believe you when you say that you can do more with less. Elephants in the room are impossible to see before you tear down the wall and lead it out into the sunshine.
Any ideas? I'm in a similar situation regarding group benefits administration, and I think I could even pull a sale or two based on past encounters, but you're talking about changing entire industries (and shifting a lot of profits in the process) here.