Team
We're a nimble team of humans working together to do big things.
Ashby is a remote-first company with colleagues working from 24 different countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. We host an annual company-wide gathering, along with individual team meetups each year.
Our 2022 holiday book exchange 🎄
Something I'm proud of at Ashby...
I'm really proud of the financial model and reporting infrastructure I've built, which gives us a foundation that’s both robust and flexible enough to scale with the business. It’s been rewarding to see that work directly support everything from our fundraising efforts to helping leaders across the company make more data-informed decisions. I’m also proud to have made a couple of great hires on our accounting team — building a team that’s not just strong technically, but also collaborative and aligned with our values.
Something I've helped the team with...
Whether it's evaluating headcount plans, helping leaders understand unit economics and other metrics, or navigating tradeoffs, I try to make team finance feel like a partner to the business — not a gatekeeper.
Most surprising thing about Ashby...
How consistently we’ve executed against our most important priorities — even as the business has grown quickly and substantially. That kind of focus and follow-through is rare, and it makes me really excited to be a part of Ashby.
Something I'm proud of at Ashby...
One of the joys of working as a team of one is I’m able to impact (and learn about) many facets of the business, from sales to finance. I formalized deal flow management in our CRM, built all our sales metrics and ARR analytics from scratch, and wrangled our billings and invoicing process.
Something I've helped the team with...
I automated handoff of a customer from sales to customer success by configuring our CRM to automatically create customer check-in reminders once a deal is closed. Before this, we weren't able to keep track of customers and make sure they were having a great experience!
Most surprising thing about Ashby...
I joined Ashby when it was 7 people and I was expecting it to be more chaotic and disorganized (like the typical startup journey). While there are constantly new problems to solve, I'm delighted that decisions are made rationally with long-term success in mind. I also appreciate the clear standards around effective communication practices and documentation, something that most companies wait too long to implement.
Something I'm proud of at Ashby...
Creating clean and accurate financials which help to inform business decisions throughout Ashby. We can't know where we are going if we don't know where we have been.
Something I've helped the team with...
I've created automation whenever possible to reduce administrative workload on fellow team members so they can focus on what they do best.
Most surprising thing about Ashby...
How truly smart everyone is I work with here - everyone is best in class.
Something I'm excited to work on at Ashby...
I'm excited to help be a part of the build out of the accounting process specifically related to audit.
My onboarding experience at Ashby...
The onboarding experience has been wonderful! Lots of information to review, but you have everything you may need on day 1!
Most surprising thing about Ashby...
How amazing and thoughtful everyone is. Ashby is a place where work and fun can coexist.
Something I'm excited to work on at Ashby...
I'm still in the early stages of getting up to speed, but I'm eager to dive deep into our billing processes to really understand how everything fits together: the workflows, the pain points, and where things slow down. Once I have that foundation, I'm excited to identify opportunities to introduce automation that reduces manual lift and frees the team up to focus on higher-impact work. Longer term, I'd love to help build processes that are not just more efficient, but more scalable as Ashby continues to grow.
My onboarding experience at Ashby...
Easily the smoothest onboarding I've had. The onboarding checklist is comprehensive, and the documentation across departments is thorough and well-organized. The HR articles in particular have been incredibly helpful for getting up to speed quickly. Despite being a small team, IT has been remarkably efficient, and I had access to nearly every tool I needed by the end of day one. Overall, it's been a great reflection of the care and intentionality that Ashby puts into everything, and it's made hitting the ground running a lot easier.
Most surprising thing about Ashby...
While it came up during the interview process, nothing quite prepared me for just how intentional Ashby is in practice. From onboarding to documentation, it's clear that a great deal of care, thought, and long-term planning goes into the decisions made here. Experiencing that firsthand on day one was genuinely refreshing!
