Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: 66 yaşında nasıl girişimci oldum
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.
geriye götürmek istiyorum.
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
bir toplantıya çağırıldım.
to be my exit interview.
olduğu ortaya çıktı.
at a nearby restaurant,
large and small,
a good reputation --
İyi olacağımı
in manufacturing and packaging.
bir mühendistim.
for the next couple of years
rağmen gelecek
doğan
biodegradable packaging from waste --
tarım ürünleri hatta tekstil gibi
yönelik
disposable plastic packaging
the billions of pounds
dumped each year
ve torunlarımız gibi
our rivers and our oceans,
gelecek nesillere her yıl terk edilen
generations to resolve --
tek kullanımlık plastik ambalajları
for the very first time.
issues for a start-up,
eklersem.
with some very young people
çok genç insanlarla yarışıyorsunuzdur.
and intimidating.
ayakkabılarım var.
than most of these people.
borcumuzun olmadığını,
ortaklarımı
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
duyuyorum.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
ödüllendirici işini yapıyorum.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
kaynaklarının olduğunu söyleyebilirim,
five years ago
şeyin
olduğunu
kesinlikle hiç.
from Silicon Valley
geliştiriciyi
to do something about that.
bir şey yapmasını istedim.
girişimci
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
istedim.
men and women who are checking in
are checking out.
bahsetmek.
across industries, across regions,
arasındaki
Administration tells us
created in the private sector in the USA
yeni işlerin yüzde altmış dördünün
oluşturulduğunu söylüyor.
that we'll stay forever small?
söyleyebilir?
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
in this country.
olacağını söylüyor.
as we have today.
iki katı.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
four decades of experience.
sahip olacaklar.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
bahsedelim," dediğimde,
hakkında yaptığımız gibi,
of their much younger counterparts.
istiyorum.
have a 70 percent success rate
girişimciler yüzde yetmiş
sahipler.
of entrepreneurs --
gibiyiz.
for younger entrepreneurs.
göre bu oran
group called CMI.
yirmi sekize düştü.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
as the phrase "30 under 30."
haline getirmek istiyorum.
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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