Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
پال ټسنر: څنګه په ۶۶ کلنۍ کې سودا ګر شوم
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.
کې تاسې سره وغږیږم
in San Francisco,
that was already in progress.
to be my exit interview.
at a nearby restaurant,
large and small,
a good reputation --
in manufacturing and packaging.
for the next couple of years
biodegradable packaging from waste --
disposable plastic packaging
the billions of pounds
dumped each year
our rivers and our oceans,
generations to resolve --
for the very first time.
issues for a start-up,
with some very young people
and intimidating.
than most of these people.
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
کوم.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
د سوداګرۍ ډیرې سرچینې شته دي،
five years ago
دا غوښتل چې د خپل عمر
from Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
یو څه وکړي.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
سپین ږیرتوب پورې کاروبار نه کوي.
men and women who are checking in
خاوند/ښځې ته منتظر وي
are checking out.
across industries, across regions,
Administration tells us
وایي چې په امریکا کې
created in the private sector in the USA
نوې دندې د شخصي سکتور له کبله منځته راځي.
that we'll stay forever small?
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
یا به پچس لوبه کوئ،
all of the time.
in the global marketplace.
in this country.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
سپین ږیریو مشرانو کې به
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
راځئ دشخصي کارباریانو په اړه خبرې وکړو.
وغږیږو
of their much younger counterparts.
ځوان خلکو باندې غږیږو.
have a 70 percent success rate
بریالیتوب چانس ۷۰ سلنه دی چې په لومړي
of entrepreneurs --
سوداګران...
for younger entrepreneurs.
اټکل شوی.
group called CMI.
له خوا شوې.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
زرینه نده؟
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
"70 over 70" just as --
as the phrase "30 under 30."
پښتو ژباړه: طارق نجیب
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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