A Tale of Two Valleys with Martin Babinec
51. A Tale of Two Valleys, host William Glass sits down with Martin Babinec, an industry titan, entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and Author. Martin discusses his two contrasting valleys, Silicon Valley & the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. You’ll hear the challenges that Martin overcame at the helm of TriNet leading through the boom and bust of the dot com bubble and how he overcame a failed IPO ultimately leading the company to over $1B in annual revenue before passing the reigns. Martin shares some of the keys to his success and what is necessary to build a strong startup community. His book More Good Jobs outlines the keys to building a tribe and ultimately how to change an entire economic region.
About Martin Babinec
Martin Babinec founded TriNet a Silicon Valley-based company in 1988, serving as CEO for 20 years and continues as a large shareholder and board director. TriNet’s cloud-based HR services now cover 17,000+ clients, generates $4+ Billion in annual revenue and is listed on the NYSE under ticker TNET. Relocating to his hometown of Little Falls, New York, Martin founded and has active roles with UpVentures Capital, StartFast Ventures, and nonprofits Upstate Venture Connect, Entrepreneurs Across Borders, UpMobility Foundation, and the Upstate Jobs Party. He is a past recipient of the SVBT Silicon Valley Entrepreneur of the Year Award and his book More Good Jobs was published by Lion Crest in October 2020.
Martin has experienced the ups and downs of entrepreneurship overcoming tremendous obstacles and now is on a mission to change the trajectory of an entire region.
Connect with Martin Babinec
The Book: MoreGoodJobs.org
Direct Investment in Startups: UpVentures.com
Upstate Venture Connect, non-profit supporting Upstate NY startups: UVC.org
Entrepreneurs Across Borders, international non-profit supporting startups in developing countries: EABorders.org
Upstate Jobs, a PAC building political engagement to increase Upstate NY’s talent retention: UpstateJobs.org
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