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title: 'Alex Payne discusses BankSimple, Portland, investors, and startup life'
date: '2011-04-26T09:22:41-07:00'
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  - Oregon
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  - 'alex payne'
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  - Portland
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# Alex Payne discusses BankSimple, Portland, investors, and startup life

It’s not often that someone tries to reinvent the banking industry. Especially from Portland, Oregon. But that’s exactly what the folks from [BankSimple](http://banksimple.com "BankSimple")‘s Portland outpost are doing on a daily basis.

What’s it like? Well, [Alex Payne](http://twitter.com/al3x "Alex Payne"), CTO and co-founder of BankSimple, took a few minutes to sit down with [Startup Weekly](http://startupweekly.com/the-customers-run-the-company-alex-payne-banksimple/ "Startup Weekely: Alex Payne") and share some of his thoughts.

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For more on Alex’s company, visit BankSimple. For more interviews with startup founders, visit [Startup Weekly](http://startupweekly.com/ "Startup Weekely").