Summary: Another 2 for 1 episode. This is our Beacon episode with guests Dan Fletcher and Celeste LeCompte Segment 1 is with Celeste LeCompte, a good friend who I worked with at Gigaom. In between reminiscing about the old days, we talk about her efforts to crowdfund a new digital magazine on climate change called Climate Confidential with a group of writer friends. In segment 2 we talk to the cofounder of Beacon, Dan Fletcher. Dan talks about leaving Facebook to start Beacon, the idea behind the platform and how it's been evolving since launch. You can find Beacon at http://www.beaconreader.com/ You can find Celeste's new publication at http://www.beaconreader.com/climate-confidential You can listen to and subscribe to more NextMarket podcasts at: http://nextmarket.co/pages/podcast Send us an email at podcast@nextmarket.co or give us a call and leave a voicemail at (515) 758-5566
