{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Count Me In®","title":"Ep. 204: Joe Cecala - Democratizing capital markets for small businesses","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1a51eb87\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1888,"description":" As both a CPA and a lawyer, Joe Cecala has spent his career helping small businesses navigate venture  investments, exit transactions, and other complexities of accessing capital. Along the way he came to understand how technology and the rise of electronic stock exchanges have essentially shut out small businesses from the equity securities markets. Today, as the CEO and Co-founder of Dream Exchange, he is at the forefront of building new and innovative stock exchanges focused on Early Stage Growth Companies. And predictably, management accountants will be critical to making  new “venture exchanges” work. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rcJwxyy46Yq0jlhpApzZH7lMN9921MWulzRUL5_-3sg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwNTcvMTcwMjQ5/ODcwNC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}