Mark Hubbard - OnMarket
b"This week I speak with Mark Hubbard, Campaign Manager with equity crowd funding firm OnMarket.\\nLong time listeners may recall I spoke with Mark way back in 2016, not long after he founded Blizzard Brewery in Victoria\\u2019s High Country.\\nBlizzard has since closed but Mark is still of the industry, now working with OnMarket as a brewery crowdfunding specialist.\\nMark is also a podcast listener and has heard my thoughts about equity crowdfunding, and has reached out a number of times to discuss them, very frankly.\\xa0\\nOn this occasion, Mark very generously agreed to have a chat on mic for the podcast.\\nI say generously, because as a listener you will know that I have expressed some thoughts about how the wonderful potential of equity crowdfunding hasn\\u2019t always delivered on its promise and its promises, and especially my concerns about the powerlessness that many investors have felt about the lack of recourse when the reality hasn\\u2019t met that promise.\\xa0\\nWell, in this episode I get to discuss all of that, and more, and address some of my frustrations about the process.\\nWhen I say address my frustrations, I\\u2019ll leave it to you to decide whether vent may be more appropriate. But my frustrations and doubts were certainly aired\\u2026and I hope fairly expressed\\nAnd I have to thank Mark for engaging with those questions and doubts with patience and good humour\\u2026even for the considerable time after we finished recording. As he said, having heard me on previous podcasts, he was certainly not ambushed by the questions. But also as Mark said, the conversation was important to foster understanding.\\xa0\\nAnd there was quite a bit of that, on both sides, even if our views of how well regulated the system is may still differ.\\nIt was a great chat\\u2026.and I hope that whichever side of the discussion you come down on, you agree it was robust but in good spirit.\\xa0\\nFEEDBACK: If you'd like to post a question or a voicemail for us to play on an upcoming podcast, you can leave a 90 second message for us here.\\nIf you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by:\\n\\nSponsoring the show\\n\\nReviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service\\n\\nEmailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts"