Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
पॉल टेसनर: ६६व्या वर्षी मी उद्योजक कसा झालो
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.
माझ्या भूतकाळात घेऊन जायचंय
ख्रिसमस सणाच्या काही दिवस अगोदर.
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
मीटिंगमध्ये मला बोलावण्यात आलं
to be my exit interview.
कंपनीतून माझी 'एक्झिट' ठरली.
at a nearby restaurant,
सततची नोकरी करत होतो
large and small,
a good reputation --
पदरी प्रतिष्ठा होती --
in manufacturing and packaging.
for the next couple of years
मी विचार-विमर्श करण्यात घालवली.
माझ्या चिंतेतून जन्मली...
biodegradable packaging from waste --
रेखाटन व उत्पादन
disposable plastic packaging
the billions of pounds
दरवर्षी अब्जावधी पौंड एकेरी
dumped each year
घटण्यास मदत झाली.
our rivers and our oceans,
नदी आणि महासागरांना प्रदूषित करतो,
generations to resolve --
for the very first time.
issues for a start-up,
आशा बाळगून असाल
with some very young people
विशेषपणे स्पर्धा करावी लागेल.
and intimidating.
than most of these people.
मला अद्भुत व अभिमानास्पद वाटतंय
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
आमचा छोटा वाटा आहे.
प्लास्टिक प्रदूषणाने होणारा जागतिक पेच.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
समाधानकारक व अर्थपूर्ण काम करतोय.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
की उद्योजकांसाठी खूप संसाधने उपलब्ध आहेत,
five years ago
अजिबात नाही
from Silicon Valley
खूप हुशार होता --
मला काही करायचंय,
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
तोपर्यंत उद्योजक बनत नाहीत.
men and women who are checking in
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
Administration tells us
लघु व्यवसाय प्रशासनाच्या मते,
created in the private sector in the USA
६४% नवा रोजगार निर्माण झाला
आभार मानावे असं हे कार्य
that we'll stay forever small?
आमचं क्षेत्र मर्यादितच राहील?
when you reach a certain age,
विशिष्ट वय होतं
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
मला महत्वपूर्ण काम करायचंय.
in this country.
८४ दशलक्ष ज्येष्ठ नागरिक असतील
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
याची कल्पना करू शकता
four decades of experience.
४ दशकांचा अनुभव असेल...
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
"चला, या उत्कृष्ट उद्योजकांबद्दल बोलूया,"
की त्यांच्या उपक्रमाविषयी बोलू,
of their much younger counterparts.
तरुण, धडपड्या उद्योजकांबद्दल चर्चा करतो.
have a 70 percent success rate
वृद्ध उद्योजकांचा सफलता दर ७०% आहे
of entrepreneurs --
गोल्डन स्टेट वॉरिअर्ससारखे आहोत --
for younger entrepreneurs.
अद्याप २८% वरच खोळंबलाय.
group called CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
नावलौकिकास लायक
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
एखाद्या ३०-वर्षीय उद्योजकाचं असतं?
"70 over 70" just as --
"७० वर ७०" नेमका तसाच --
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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