Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Kako sam postao poduzetnik u 66. godini
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.
mog života unatrag.
in San Francisco,
široke potrošnje u San Franciscu
that was already in progress.
koji je već bio u tijeku.
to be my exit interview.
razgovor o mom odlasku.
at a nearby restaurant,
stalnog zaposlenja
large and small,
a good reputation --
in manufacturing and packaging.
u proizvodnji i ambalaži.
kao i za mnoge druge,
for the next couple of years
okrenuo savjetovanju
biodegradable packaging from waste --
biorazgradivu ambalažu od otpada -
čak i tekstilnog otpada,
disposable plastic packaging
jednokratnu plastičnu ambalažu,
the billions of pounds
smanjiti milijune tona
dumped each year
koja se baci godišnje
our rivers and our oceans,
generations to resolve --
for the very first time.
otvaranje radnih mjesta,
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
and intimidating.
obeshrabrujuće i zastrašujuće.
than most of these people.
od većine tih ljudi.
što s vama mogu podijeliti
udvostručuju svake godine,
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
20 nagrada za svoj rad.
zagađenja plastikom.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
i najsmisleniji posao svog života.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
za poduzetnike svih dobi,
five years ago
prije pet godina,
from Silicon Valley
iz Silicijske doline
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
tek u starijoj dobi.
men and women who are checking in
muškarcima i ženama koji se uključuju,
are checking out.
u biti, isključuju.
across industries, across regions,
kroz razne industrije, regije,
Administration tells us
za male tvrtke govore nam
created in the private sector in the USA
u privatnom sektoru SAD-a
malim tvrtkama poput moje.
that we'll stay forever small?
da kada ste određene dobi,
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
na globalnom tržištu.
da će do 2050. godine
in this country.
84 milijuna ljudi starije dobi.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
koliko će biti novih poduzetnika
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
o tim predivnim poduzetnicima,
of their much younger counterparts.
onih mnogo mlađih od njih.
have a 70 percent success rate
imaju stopu uspjeha od 70%
of entrepreneurs --
među poduzetnicima.
for younger entrepreneurs.
za mlade poduzetnike.
group called CMI.
britanske grupacije CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
70-ogodišnjeg poduzetnika
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
30-ogodišnjeg poduzetnika?
"70 over 70" just as --
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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