Garrett Johnson
Co-Founder, SendHub
SendHub Takes On Google Voice With Debut Of Shared Groups; Grabs New Investment From Former Florida...
Garrett Johnson, who founded SendHub with Ash Rust in 2011, first got his start in politics working for Bush and still serves on the board of one of Bush’s foundations. Johnson says he sent the politician an article about SendHub, and Bush asked him if there was an opportunity to ... Read more »
With Debut Of SendHub Manger, Google Voice Alternative SendHub Now Offers Businesses An Easier Way T...
Explains SendHub co-founder Garrett Johnson, “it’s essentially like Google Apps for phones.” The company, which began as a messaging-only service, expanded to support voice calls and voicemail this past summer. At that point, it became a viable competitor to something like Google Voice... Read more »
Immigration Issues A Focus Of Silicon Valley CEO Summit
CEO Business Climate Summit, Garrett Johnson, Geetha Vallabhaneni, H-1B Visa, Hiring, Immigration Issues, Luminix Inc., Matt Bigler, SendHub, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Leadership Group SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Some 200 high-tech CEO’s gathered in San Jose on Wednesday to share ideas about ... Read more »
Silicon Valley wants voice in high-tech immigration reform
Gold rushes happen and Garrett Johnson and Ash Rust, co-founders of SendHub, are photographed in their office in Menlo Park, Calif. on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Rust, who was born in Britain, had a difficult time acquiring his green card so he can stay and work in the United States. He and ... Read more »
America losing technology employees denied in visa lottery: Jobs
So does her boss, SendHub co-founder Garrett Johnson. Martinez Mortola is competing for one of 85,000 H-1B visas that make up the U.S. government limit for this year, and demand is so high that 65,000 of those may be awarded through a lottery. Random selection means more risk for the ... Read more »
The C-Radio Show, a national business radio program, airs a new episode covering the topic of ventur...
Searching for venture capital to jumpstart a new Silicon Valley startup came fairly easy for Garrett Johnson, Co-Founder of SendHub.com. He and SendHub.com's co-founders have raised $2 million in seed funding from Kapor Capital, Menlo Ventures, 500 startups, Howard Lindzon’s Social ... Read more »
SendHub, A Google Voice Alternative For Enterprise, Arrives On Android
People are looking for flexible solutions that are optimized for their mobile devices, and frankly, don’t take forever to set up,” adds SendHub’s co-founder Garrett Johnson. “We see people coming to us looking to replace their PBX, looking to replace RingCentral, or the legacy telecom ... Read more »
Startup visa resurrected, but immigration questions linger for founders, investors
Startup visa resurrected, but immigration questions linger for founders, investors Garrett Johnson, former Senate staffer and co-founder of Silicon Valley startup SendHub, is heading to Washington on Wednesday night to continue pushing for immigration reform that benefits startups. ... Read more »
'Startup Act 3.0' immigration bill targets foreign-born entrepreneurs
One entrepreneur was Garrett Johnson, a former Senate staffer who previously helped author the Startup Visa Act and now a co-founder of local business communications startup SendHub... Read more »
Front Row Tampa Bay promotes the city at the RNC
Jamie Grant of LifeSync Technologies, on left, discusses entrepreneurism with Garrett Johnson of Sendhub and Jordan Raynor of Citizinvestor. Front Row Tampa Bay, organized by the Tampa Bay Partnership, is using social media to transmit positive messages about Tampa. It is airing four ... Read more »
SendHub Manages SMS Like Email
Garrett Johnson was motivated to cofound SendHub when he realized that SMS was especially useful in low-income communities, where access to the Internet or owning a computer is not as common as owning a cell phone. He said businesses use SendHub to reach their customers, which range from ... Read more »
Should the U.S. Open its Borders to Entrepreneurs? OPEN Forum :: American Express OPEN Forum
One of them is Garrett Johnson, CEO of Sendhub, a Menlo Park, California-based mobile communications startup. Johnson, a former Capitol Hill staffer, was recently part of a group that went to Washington to lobby for the proposed legislation. Johnson’s rationale for backing ... Read more »
Jeb Bush Invests In SendHub Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News
SendHub was founded by Garrett Johnson and Ash Rust. Mr. Johnson first got into politics by working for Bush. He also serves on the board at the Foundation for Florida’s Future, created by Jeb Bush. Johnson said that he sent Jeb Bush and article about SendHub. Bush asked ... Read more »
SendHub Raises $2 Million from Venture Capital Firms
With SendHub's recent $2 million seed funding score making headlines, the company's co-founder Garrett Johnson provides three tips for securing venture capital support Messaging startup SendHub continues to make news with the launch of its much-anticipated iPhone app today. The mobile ... Read more »
The Inconvenient Truth Of Education “Reform”
Garrett Johnson, the founder of SendHub, previously worked for Bush and still serves on the board of Foundation for Florida’s Future, another Bush-run education nonprofit. Maine moved the FEE policy agenda through legislation and executive order that would remove barriers to online ... Read more »
raising business capital gold's gym training
With SendHub's recent $2 million seed funding score making headlines, the company's co-founder Garrett Johnson provides. Raising can't be as tough as sailing around the world, or can it? - : Jessica Watson, a 16-years old Australian, provides inspiration and lessons to. Washington State ... Read more »
