Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Comment je suis devenu un entrepreneur à 66 ans
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.
7 ans en arrière.
in San Francisco,
à San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
qui était déjà en cours.
to be my exit interview.
être mon entretien de licenciement.
at a nearby restaurant,
de m'arriver.
fortement ivres.
d'emploi continu
large and small,
grandes et petites,
a good reputation --
une bonne réputation,
in manufacturing and packaging.
et l'emballage.
comme pour beaucoup de gens,
for the next couple of years
consultant,
en moi,
pour l'environnement.
biodegradable packaging from waste --
biodégradables à partir de déchets
déchets textiles --
disposable plastic packaging
jetable et toxique
devenus dépendants.
the billions of pounds
à réduire les milliards de kilos
dumped each year
jetés chaque année,
our rivers and our oceans,
nos rivières et nos océans,
generations to resolve --
aux générations futures,
for the very first time.
pour la première fois.
sont apparus :
issues for a start-up,
classiques pour une start-up
with some very young people
avec de très jeunes créateurs
and intimidating.
et intimidant.
than most of these people.
que la plupart d'entre eux.
de marque,
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
20 récompenses pour notre travail.
de la pollution plastique.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
enrichissant et valorisant de ma vie.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
de ressources disponibles
five years ago
il y a cinq ans,
absolument aucun.
from Silicon Valley
dans la Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
que lorsqu'ils sont seniors.
courageux qui commencent
men and women who are checking in
are checking out.
s'arrêtent.
across industries, across regions,
une communauté.
Administration tells us
Entreprises, 64% des emplois
created in the private sector in the USA
comme la mienne.
that we'll stay forever small?
toujours petits ?
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
du point de vue mondial !
que d'ici 2050,
in this country.
dans ce pays.
as we have today.
qu'aujourd'hui !
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
de nouveaux entrepreneurs
four decades of experience.
d'expérience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
de ces merveilleux entrepreneurs »,
leurs entreprises,
of their much younger counterparts.
de leurs homologues beaucoup plus jeunes.
have a 70 percent success rate
ont un taux de réussite de 70%
of entrepreneurs --
des entrepreneurs !
for younger entrepreneurs.
pour les jeunes entrepreneurs.
group called CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
d'un entrepreneur de 70 ans
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
classement des « 70 au-dessus de 70 ans »
« 30 moins de 30 ans » !
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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