Sramana Mitra: What are the open problems? From your vantage point, what do you see out there that is not being addressed? If you were to look for other little companies to acquire, what kind of things are you looking for? This speaks directly to our audience who are entrepreneurs. Chris Sullens: It’s a good
Sramana Mitra: What size of the market are we talking about? How many of these autism service providers are out there? What is the scope here? Chris Sullens: Unfortunately, there are no FIC codes that say, “I’m a provider in this unique aspect.” Our estimate in the industry is in the 15,000 to 16,000 range
Sramana Mitra: Is your core value through the EMR? Chris Sullens: Yes. Sramana Mitra: There are general medical EMRs out there. I’m sure you are competing against those. Are there also specialized mental health EMRs?
If you haven’t already, please study our free Bootstrapping course and the Investor Introductions page. Chris talks about a set of vertical solutions in the autism care space. Fascinating conversation! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the beginning of your story. Let’s introduce our audience to yourself as well as CentralReach.