Dan Brinker

About Dan Brinker

I build and operate products at the intersection of finance, operations, and software.I’m currently the founder of SaaS Saver, a CPA-grade SaaS spend audit platform designed for advisors, fractional CFOs, and consultants. The platform uses structured analysis (starting with a simple CSV upload) to identify SaaS waste, model savings, and produce vendor-specific action plans. The goal is simple and measurable: recover 20–30% of unnecessary SaaS spend.SaaS Saver is positioned as an advisor-delivered service—not a general-purpose spend tool—so professionals can offer immediate, defensible savings without adding operational overhead.In parallel, I’m a co-founder and president at Picklezone, a play-and-earn pickleball platform focused on community engagement and gamification. While Picklezone continues to progress, my current professional focus is building and launching SaaS Saver.My work is driven by practical outcomes, not hype: clear ROI, clean execution, and products that fit how operators and advisors actually work.

Experience

1. President

   Picklezone

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Co-founder and President of Picklezone, a consumer sports platform focused on engagement and gamification within the pickleball community.Led strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market initiatives, including early product development, ecosystem relationships, and business planning.

Education

• Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business

  BSC, Accounting

  1975 — 1979

Skills

• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Management Consulting
• Financial Services
• Executive Management
• Business Planning
• New Business Development
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Marketing Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Accounting
• Venture Capital
• Management
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Marketing