Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Come sono diventato imprenditore a 66 anni
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.
alla mia vita di sette anni fa.
in San Francisco,
di consumo, a San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
to be my exit interview.
il mio colloquio di congedo.
at a nearby restaurant,
in un ristorante lì vicino,
large and small,
a good reputation --
una buona reputazione --
in manufacturing and packaging.
manifatturiera e imballaggio.
semplicemente non era un'opzione per me.
for the next couple of years
per i due anni successivi
per l'ambiente.
biodegradable packaging from waste --
biodegradabile dai rifiuti --
disposable plastic packaging
di plastica usa e getta
the billions of pounds
a ridurre i miliardi di chili
dumped each year
our rivers and our oceans,
i fiumi e gli oceani,
generations to resolve --
alle generazioni future --
for the very first time.
per la prima volta.
la creazione di posti di lavoro,
il finanziamento --
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
con persone molto giovani
and intimidating.
e spaventoso.
than most of these people.
della maggior parte di quelle persone.
di condividere con voi
è raddoppiato ogni anno,
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
per il lavoro da noi svolto.
dell'inquinamento da plastica.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
e significativo della mia vita.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
disponibili agli imprenditori di ogni età,
five years ago
veramente, cinque anni fa,
alle prime armi
assolutamente nessuno.
from Silicon Valley
programmatore di app
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
imprenditori fino all'anzianità.
men and women who are checking in
coraggiosi che iniziano
are checking out.
i loro coetanei smettono.
across industries, across regions,
fra le varie industrie e regioni,
Administration tells us
Administration ci dice
created in the private sector in the USA
creati nel settore privato in America
that we'll stay forever small?
sempre piccoli?
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
ai nipoti a tempo pieno.
in the global marketplace.
nel mercato globale.
dice che entro il 2050
in this country.
di anziani nel nostro paese.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
imprenditori ci saranno
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
di questi meravigliosi imprenditori",
of their much younger counterparts.
degli imprenditori più giovani.
have a 70 percent success rate
paese hanno un successo pari al 70%
of entrepreneurs --
degli imprenditori --
for younger entrepreneurs.
per gli imprenditori più giovani.
group called CMI.
britannico chiamato CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
"70 sopra 70" altrettanto --
as the phrase "30 under 30."
quanto la frase "30 sotto 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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