The Customers Run the Company:Alex Payne, BankSimple

Co-Founder and CTO Alex Payne stays calm and soft-spoken during the interview, but the fun and passion of building BankSimple still oozes out of his every pore.

By Peter Westerman | April 19, 2011 at 05:12 AM

Co-Founder and CTO Alex Payne stays calm and soft-spoken during the interview, but the fun and passion of building BankSimple still oozes out of his every pore.

BankSimple started in "vague," almost stealth mode, announcing through the tech press their great company was coming, but the announcement lacked detail. Read full story.

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