Builder, Runner, current CEO @ BalkanID, past CTO @ Certino, cofounder @ Bitfusion (acq by VMWare), Dell, Intel, WiscMad. Opinions my own. #cybersecurity

Austin, TX and Silicon Valley
Joined January 2009
Thank you @MichaelDell for the kind words. Excited for the next phase of Bitfusion with VMware and DellTech!
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Enterprise SaaS shouldn’t feel like a trap. If there’s no value, customers should walk—no lock-ins, no penalties, refunds for unused time. At @Balkan_id, Contracts don’t replace trust. 📝 balkan.id/post/the-enterpris… 💡 balkan.id/pricing #SaaS #CISO #IGA #IAM #Cybersecurity
Why are SaaS customers still stuck in rigid contracts—in a world built for flexibility? At BalkanID, we believe loyalty should be earned, not enforced. ✅ Transparent pricing ✅ Cancel anytime ✅ Refunds for unused service Read more: balkan.id/post/the-enterpris… #iga #saas #iam
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Tired of enterprise software pricing that feels like a car dealership? We’re doing it differently—with transparent, public pricing. No games. No hidden tiers. balkan.id/pricing Here’s why it matters → balkan.id/post/transparent-p…
Too much enterprise software is still sold behind closed doors. We believe the future is transparent pricing—no hidden tiers, no secret discounts. It builds trust, speeds up decisions, and moves the industry forward. Read the full post here: balkan.id/post/transparent-p…
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Excited to be at @RSAConference next week. Watch out for some exciting announcements from @Balkan_id starting next week & through out next month. 🎉 🤫 Available for meetings & hosting lunch w/ security practitioners during RSAC. Pls DM for details. balkan.id
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When you get this message from your mom, Deepseek must be really making waves :-)
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From all of us @Balkan_id, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and an advanced Happy New Year! 🎄✨ May the season bring joy, success, and meaningful connections. Thank you for everyone’s support so far — here’s to an exciting 2025 ahead!
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Happy Thanksgiving from @Balkan_id ! Grateful for customers, investors, advisors, team, families, friends, well wishers and the community as a whole. Thank you all! Have a wonderful long weekend!
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Just got early access to GPT-5 , the future is wonderful! 🤯❤️
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Thank you for your support @MerrittBaer
news: I started an advisory position at @Balkan_id with my friends @Subburama and Sameer Sait-- excited to share with you what you can expect from intelligent identity security balkan.id/ (in other words: if you're unhappy with @SailPoint, you're not alone! we can help 😅😇)
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news: I started an advisory position at @Balkan_id with my friends @Subburama and Sameer Sait-- excited to share with you what you can expect from intelligent identity security balkan.id/ (in other words: if you're unhappy with @SailPoint, you're not alone! we can help 😅😇)
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Thank you for the spotlight on @Balkan_id @TheSSEPodcast @gopirangan . Grateful to our customers and supporters like yourself to be able to continue help the security industry. 🙏
Replying to @TheSSEPodcast
✨ Spotlight on @BalkanID, leveraging AI for seamless identity security, led by visionary CEO @Subburama. bit.ly/sure-shot-newsletter
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Customer ❤️ 🙌 @Benioff @SlackHQ
Replying to @Austen
Update: Benioff DM'd me and gave me his personal phone number, instantly opened up a text thread with Slack CEO. Slack team is all-hands-on-deck getting this fixed, they're talking with our lead engineer now. Past frustration turning to being very impressed pretty quickly.
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As we close another year, I'm deeply grateful for the BalkanID team’s achievements & the community’s unwavering support. Wishing y’all a festive holiday season & a New Year filled with health, happiness, & continued success. Here's to making 2024 even more remarkable together!
Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year from BalkanID! Thank you for your support in 2023. Here's to continued success for everyone in the new year! 🙏🍾🎉
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When your mom asks you install ChatGPT on her phone … 🤷‍♂️
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After the events and drama on Friday & the weekend with openai … Mom asks “should I keep chatGPT on my phone or delete & start going back to google? “ 🤷‍♂️
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Mom wants to keep chatgpt given that openai’s future is secure and now wants the chatgpt+ subscription so results are up-to-date 🤷‍♂️
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🦃 Gratitude in abundance! 🙌 Thankful to our families, team members, customers, partners, investors, advisors, security community and everyone who stood by @Balkan_id in our journey as an Intelligent IGA Platform. Wishing you all a joy-filled Thanksgiving weekend! 🍂
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When is the book of @sama @OpenAI by @WalterIsaacson coming out?
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Conspiracy theory: Maybe Sama and Greg also joined MSFT to ensure no one company owns & monopolizes GPT-5 or doesn’t end up creating/using AI in the wrong unsafe way. Ilya will make sure that’s the case at OpenAI. Only msft and openai have access to gpt-4 models & weights so far.
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