Garrett Gruener
Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope
Name: Garrett Gruener
Born: 1957
Computer-related contributions
- Specialist in information technology.
- Founder of Ask Jeeves, which became Ask.com.
- Co-founder of Alta Partners, a venture capital firm.
- Founded Virtual Microsystems, a communications software company (1982).
Honors and awards
- Candidate for the 2003 California recall special election from the Democratic Party, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates with 2,562 votes.
Quotes
"I feel that entrepreneurship is all about making something out of nothing and figuring out creative solutions that others haven't seen. So people who were entrepreneurs have to be highly creative."