Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Wie ich mit 66 zum Unternehmer wurde
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.
in die Vergangenheit.
Konsumgüterherstellers in San Francisco.
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
die bereits im Gange war.
to be my exit interview.
und wollte meine Frau treffen,
at a nearby restaurant,
auf mich wartete
waren wir beide vollkommen blau.
habe ich ununterbrochen
large and small,
Kleinunternehmen gearbeitet.
a good reputation --
einen guten Ruf --
in manufacturing and packaging.
Fertigungs- und Verpackungsindustrie.
wie für so viele, einfach keine Option.
for the next couple of years
Unternehmensberater.
für Umweltschutz entstand.
biodegradable packaging from waste --
Verpackungen aus Abfallprodukten,
Textilabfälle, herstellt
disposable plastic packaging
aus Plastik ersetzt,
eine wichtige Sache zu sein.
the billions of pounds
dumped each year
weggeworfenen Einweg-Plastikverpackungen
our rivers and our oceans,
und unsere Meere verschmutzen
generations to resolve --
zukünftigen Generationen hinterlassen --
for the very first time.
in meinem Leben selbständig.
Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen,
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
mit sehr jungen Leuten
and intimidating.
einschüchternd sein kann.
than most of these people.
jedes Jahr verdoppelt hat,
Hauptkundenstamm haben,
eine unglaubliche Partnerin,
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
über 20 Auszeichnungen erhalten.
sauberer gemacht haben.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
so viel wie keiner davor.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
Unternehmer jeden Alters
five years ago
wirklich gesehnt habe, war,
Gebiet und in meinem Alter zu finden.
from Silicon Valley
aus Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
dass wir alle daran beteiligt sind.
über Unternehmer berichten,
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
men and women who are checking in
Männer und Frauen einsteigen,
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
Menschen über wirtschaftliche
hinweg zusammenzubringen.
Administration tells us
created in the private sector in the USA
in den USA in der Privatwirtschaft
wie meinem geschaffen.
that we'll stay forever small?
für immer klein bleiben?
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
Volkszählungsbehörde
in this country.
Senioren in den USA leben.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
in wie vielen von den 84 Millionen
four decades of experience.
haben 40 Jahre Erfahrung.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
über diese UnternehmerInnen berichten",
über ihre Projekte sprechen,
of their much younger counterparts.
jüngeren Pendants sprechen.
have a 70 percent success rate
haben eine Erfolgsquote von 70 %
of entrepreneurs --
der Unternehmer --
for younger entrepreneurs.
für jüngere Unternehmer.
group called CMI.
britischen CM-Institut in London.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
70-jähriger Unternehmer
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
30-jährigen Unternehmerin?
"70 over 70" just as --
"70 über 70" genau so --
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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