I'm Dan Hollinger
Technical Product Leader | Cybersecurity Platform & Ecosystem Builder | Former Zscaler, Cloudflare, Google
I build platforms and experiments that run from AI pico-saas experiments all the way to Enterprise scale. My career has constantly evolved from the codebase to the product roadmap, to team and platform building. I love ensuring good foundations focusing on crisp and creative communication, clear developer experience, and the emerging world of AI & Pico-SaaS. I thrive at the intersection of fast-paced technical change and high-growth go-to-market and engineering.
🚀 The High-Level
- Platform Building: I specialize in the complete 0-to-1 lifecycle and scaling across internal and external audiences.
- Ecosystem & Standards: Robust ecosystems are built on shared standards and solid partnerships.
- Team Leadership: Experienced in scaling technical product and go-to-market teams and navigating the complexities of multi-year implementations & architectural shifts.
- The Builder Mindset: Whether it's "Vibe Dabbling" with serverless stacks or building Pico-SaaS engines for my family, I like to stay close to the tech.
🛠️ The Toolkit
- Cloud Architecture: Cloudflare (Workers, D1, Stream), Serverless, Microservices, SASE, SSE
- Identity & Security: OIDC/OAuth, Identity Governance (IGA), Agentic Identity, Non-Human Identity.
- Product Strategy: Ecosystem Development, Platform Developmeent, API-First Design, Innovator's Dilemna
- Modern Web: Astro, Next.js, React.js (mostly for game dev experiments).
🏗️ What I’m Building Now
- Pico-SaaS Engine: Exploring how to build ultra-focused, zero-maintenance applications for small groups (1-50 users).
- When I'm not dabbling in software, I'm writing and vibe-illustrating children's books.
💡 Principles
- Subtle Development: Ship the smallest useful version of a solution to reduce the operational debt of premature scaling
- Standards > Silos: True platform success is measured by the health of the ecosystem surrounding it.
📫 Connect with Me
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danhollinger
- Personal Blog: https://somethingsubtle.com