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Jacob Miller Left the Job He Wanted - Then Discovered He Had Already Found It
Operator · Executive

Jacob Miller Left the Job He Wanted - Then Discovered He Had Already Found It

Ashby's first go-to-market hire left in pursuit of another zero-to-one adventure. His return reveals a quieter truth about ambition: sometimes the next frontier is waiting inside the place you already know.

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Benjamin Encz
Founder · Executive · Engineer

Benjamin Encz

Benjamin Encz is the CEO and Co-Founder of Ashby, a San Francisco-based AI-native recruiting platform used by companies like OpenAI, Shopify, and Snowflake. A German-born software engineer turned recruiting-infrastructure builder, he spent 80% of his time on recruiting operations as Director of Engineering at PlanGrid before co-founding Ashby in 2018. Under his leadership, Ashby has grown to 2,700+ customers, 380 employees, and $142.5M in total funding including a $50M Series D in 2025.

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