It's a 2 for 1 episode! In our first segment, we talk with Jack Conte, the CEO of Patreon. Jack returns to the show to let us know how his patron-model crowdfunding business is going, as well as talks about how to balance the life of tech entrepreneur with working musician.In the second segment, I visit with Tom Merritt, long time journalist and tech podcaster who recently went independent. Tom talks about his last ten years in podcasting, utilizing Patreon to fund his new venture and how things are going with his new show.You can find Jack's company at www.patreon.comYou can find out what Tom is up to at http://www.tommerritt.com/You can find a channel to subscribe to the NextMarket podcast at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast