Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
پاول تاسنر: چطور در ۶۶ سالگی کارآفرین شدم
TED Resident Paul Tasner is the co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, Inc., designers and manufacturers of biodegradable packaging for consumer goods. Full bio
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about seven years in my life.
در زندگیام به عقب ببرم.
in San Francisco,
در سان فرانسیسکو بودم،
that was already in progress.
که درحال برگزاری بود.
to be my exit interview.
مصاحبه اخراج من است.
at a nearby restaurant,
در آن نزدیکی منتظر من بود،
large and small,
a good reputation --
اعتبار داشتم --
in manufacturing and packaging.
و بسته بندی بودم.
for the next couple of years
به مشاوره دادن روی آوردم
برای محیط زیست نشأت گرفته بود.
biodegradable packaging from waste --
زیست تخریبپذیر از ضایعات --
disposable plastic packaging
و یک بار مصرف را
اعتیاد پیدا کردهایم جایگزین کنم.
the billions of pounds
کمک میکرد تا میلیاردها کیلو
dumped each year
که هرسال دور انداخته میشود
our rivers and our oceans,
ما را آلوده میکند را کاهش دهم،
generations to resolve --
برای نسلهای آینده حفظ کنم --
for the very first time.
issues for a start-up,
در آغاز کار هستند،
with some very young people
and intimidating.
خیلی دلسرد کننده و رعبانگیز باشد.
than most of these people.
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
برای کاری که انجام دادهایم گرفتهایم.
آلودگی پلاستیکی ایجاد کردهایم.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
و پرمعناترین کار زندگیام را دارم.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
در دسترس کارآفرینان از هر سنی است،
five years ago
پنج سال پیش آرزویش را داشتم
که بار اولشان باشد
from Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
که تا سنین بالا کارآفرین نمیشوند
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
men and women who are checking in
و سالانشان عمدتاً در حال کناره گیری هستند
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
در تمام صنایع، همه ناحیهها،
Administration tells us
کسب و کارهای کوچک میگوید
created in the private sector in the USA
در بخش خصوصی در ایالات متحده
مثل مال ما ایجاد شده است.
that we'll stay forever small?
ما برای همیشه کوچک خواهیم ماند؟
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
اعلام کرده که تا سال ۲۰۵۰،
in this country.
در این کشور وجود خواهد داشت.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
کارآفرینی خواهند کرد؟
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
این کارآفرینان فوقالعاده صحبت کنیم،"
درباره سرمایهگذاریهای آنها حرف بزنیم،
of their much younger counterparts.
have a 70 percent success rate
۷۰ درصد نرخ موفقیت
of entrepreneurs --
for younger entrepreneurs.
به ۲۸ درصد نزول میکند.
group called CMI.
به نام CMI ارائه کرده است.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
از عبارت "۷۰ از ۷۰" استفاده کنم --
as the phrase "30 under 30."
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Paul Tasner - EntrepreneurTED Resident Paul Tasner is the co-founder and CEO of PulpWorks, Inc., designers and manufacturers of biodegradable packaging for consumer goods.
Why you should listen
PulpWorks, Inc. is the capstone in a 40-year career in supply chain management for Paul Tasner. He held leadership positions in procurement, manufacturing and logistics in ventures ranging from start-up to Fortune 100. Included among them are: The Clorox Company, California Closet Company, Method Products, Hepagen, OM2 and the Reclipse Group.
In 2008, Tasner founded and continues to lead the San Francisco Bay Area Green Supply Chain Forum -- the first such assembly of supply chain executives anywhere. He has authored many papers and presentations on supply chain sustainability and currently lectures on this timely topic in the MBA Programs at San Francisco State University and Golden Gate University.
Tasner is an Industrial Engineering graduate of the New Jersey Institute of Technology and holds a PhD in Mathematics from Boston University.
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