Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66
Paul Tasner: Cum am devenit antreprenor la vârsta de 66 de ani
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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cu aproape șapte ani în viața mea.
about seven years in my life.
in San Francisco,
în San Francisco
that was already in progress.
ce începuse deja.
to be my exit interview.
interviul meu de plecare.
at a nearby restaurant,
într-un restaurant în zonă,
large and small,
mari și mici,
a good reputation --
o reputație bună...
in manufacturing and packaging.
for the next couple of years
pentru următorii câțiva ani.
biodegradable packaging from waste --
ambalaje biodegradabile din deșeuri:
disposable plastic packaging
de plastic, toxice,
the billions of pounds
la reducerea a miliarde de livre
dumped each year
aruncate anual
our rivers and our oceans,
râurile și oceanele,
generations to resolve --
pentru a fi rezolvate:
for the very first time.
pentru prima dată.
crearea de locuri de muncă,
issues for a start-up,
pentru un start-up,
with some very young people
foarte tineri
and intimidating.
și intimidant.
than most of these people.
decât mulți dintre ei.
să vă împărtășesc
încă de la început
right from the beginning,
for the work that we've done.
pentru munca noastră.
e că ne-am lăsat o mică amprentă,
de poluare plastică.
and meaningful work of my life right now.
și semnificativă muncă din viața mea.
available to entrepreneurs of all ages,
pentru antreprenorii de toate vârstele,
five years ago
acum 5 ani
antreprenori la început de drum,
absolut niciunul.
from Silicon Valley
de 20 și ceva de ani din Silicon Valley
to do something about that.
în privința asta.
entrepreneurs until they are seniors.
până la o vârstă foarte matură.
curajoși care se conectează
men and women who are checking in
are checking out.
se deconectează.
across industries, across regions,
între industrii și regiuni,
Administration tells us
mici ne spune
created in the private sector in the USA
create în sectorul privat din SUA
mici precum a mea.
that we'll stay forever small?
pentru totdeauna mici?
care se așteaptă
when you reach a certain age,
or playing checkers,
all of the time.
pentru nepoți tot timpul.
in the global marketplace.
pe piața globală.
până în 2050,
in this country.
în această țară.
as we have today.
first-time entrepreneurs there will be
câți antreprenori noi vor fi
de persoane?
patru decenii de experiență.
four decades of experience.
about these wonderful entrepreneurs,"
despre acești minunați antreprenori",
despre aventurile lor,
of their much younger counterparts.
variantelor lor mult mai tinere.
have a 70 percent success rate
au o rată de succes de 70%
of entrepreneurs --
ai antreprenorilor -
for younger entrepreneurs.
pentru antreprenorii mai tineri.
group called CMI.
din Marea Britanie numit CMI.
of a 70-year-old entrepreneur
unui antreprenor de 70 de ani
of a 30-year-old entrepreneur?
de 30 de ani?
"70 over 70" just as --
„70 peste 70" la fel de...
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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