Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Jak zostałem przedsiębiorcą w wieku 66 lat
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.
Narodzeniem w 2009 roku.
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
które już trwało.
to be my exit interview.
ostatnie spotkanie.
tak jak kilku innych pracowników.
at a nearby restaurant,
w pobliskiej restauracji,
large and small,
a good reputation --
in manufacturing and packaging.
w branży produkcji i opakowań.
for the next couple of years
przerzuciłem się na doradztwo,
biodegradable packaging from waste --
biodegradowalne opakowania z odpadów:
disposable plastic packaging
plastikowe opakowania,
the billions of pounds
w zredukowaniu miliardów kilogramów
dumped each year
które wyrzuca się co roku
our rivers and our oceans,
rzeki i oceany.
generations to resolve --
na następne pokolenia,
for the very first time.
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
and intimidating.
i onieśmielające.
than most of these people.
od większości tych ludzi.
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
za naszą pracę.
problemem zanieczyszczenia plastikiem.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
i znaczącą pracę w moim życiu.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
dla przedsiębiorców w każdym wieku,
five years ago
początkujących przedsiębiorców
from Silicon Valley
z Doliny Krzemowej
to do something about that.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
w wieku senioralnym.
men and women who are checking in
którzy zaczynają coś,
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
z różnych branży,
Administration tells us
Administration ustaliła,
created in the private sector in the USA
w sektorze prywatnym w USA
przedsiębiorstwom, jak moje.
that we'll stay forever small?
spotykają się z oczekiwaniami,
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
na poziomie globalnym.
in this country.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
ilu początkujących przedsiębiorców
four decades of experience.
ponad 40-letnie doświadczenie.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
o tych wspaniałych przedsiębiorcach,
o ich przedsiębiorstwach,
of their much younger counterparts.
o firmach ich młodszych kolegów.
have a 70 percent success rate
początkujących przedsiębiorców
of entrepreneurs --
State Warriors biznesu.
for younger entrepreneurs.
obniża się do 28 procent
group called CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
żeby kategoria "70 powyżej 70"
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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