Alex Payne — Something New →
Starting today, I’m joining BankSimple as a co-founder, with the role of Chief Product & Technology Officer. In a nutshell, I’m going to make sure we build something that’s simple, beautiful, and works really really well.
Banking today is one of those unfortunate industries in which nearly every choice is bad. Most people choose between a handful of giant companies that are largely the same and equally ill-intentioned.
Better choices by people with modern technical and product sensibilities would be a welcome alternative.
For this to have been worth leaving his job at Twitter, I bet this is going to kick ass.