Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
بول تازنر: كيف أصبحت رجل أعمال ريادي في عمر السادسة والستين
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.
سبع سنوات من حياتي.
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
to be my exit interview.
بأنه مقابلة إنهاء خدمتي.
إلى عديدين آخرين.
at a nearby restaurant,
large and small,
الكبيرة والصغيرة،
a good reputation --
وسمعة جيدة...
in manufacturing and packaging.
والتعبئة والتغليف.
for the next couple of years
الاستشاري خلال العامين التاليين
biodegradable packaging from waste --
للتحلل مصدرها النفايات...
وحتى نفايات المنسوجات...
disposable plastic packaging
غير القابلة لأعادة الاستعمال
the billions of pounds
التقليل من مليارات الباوندات
dumped each year
الاستعمال التي ترمى كل سنة
our rivers and our oceans,
generations to resolve --
for the very first time.
للمرة الأولى في حياتي.
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
من الشباب صغار السن
التكنولوجيا المتطوره،
and intimidating.
ومخيفاً إلى حد كبير.
than most of these people.
من معظم هؤلاء الناس.
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
للعمل الذي قمنا به.
في جميع أنحاء العالم بسبب البلاستيك.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
مجزٍ ومجدٍ في حياتي.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
من المصادر للرياديين من مختلف الأعمار،
five years ago
أتوق له قبل خمس سنوات
from Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
قبل أن يصبحوا كباراً في السن.
men and women who are checking in
المصابين بالصلع، الذين يَدخلون
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
عبر القطاعات المختلفة، وعبر المناطق،
Administration tells us
الصغيرة تخبرنا
created in the private sector in the USA
المنشأة في القطاع الخاص في أمريكا
that we'll stay forever small?
شركة صغيرة إلى الأبد؟
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
لعبة الجولف أو الداما،
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
in this country.
كبير في السن في هذه البلاد.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
عدد الرياديين الجدد
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
أكثر عن أولئك الرياديين الرائعين،"
of their much younger counterparts.
نظرائهم الذين يصغرونهم كثيراً.
have a 70 percent success rate
الأكبر سناً في هذه الدولة 70%
of entrepreneurs --
من الرياديين...
for younger entrepreneurs.
للرياديين الأصغر سناً.
group called CMI.
مقرها المملكة المتحدة.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
الريادي ذي الثلاثين عاماً؟
"70 over 70" just as --
رائد أعمال ممن تجاوزوا السبعين"، شائعة...
as the phrase "30 under 30."
"ثلاثون رائد أعمال قبل بلوغ الثلاثين."
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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