27.10.17

How I became an entrepeneur at 66

It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner. After working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and passion. And he's not alone. As he shares in this short, funny and inspirational talk, seniors are increasingly indulging their entrepreneurial instincts -- and seeing great success. 


Watch the video and fill in the gaps in the sentences below. You'll find the answers as a comment to the post. You can also turn on the subtitles and watch it again after doing the task.

1. Paul used to work as a _______________________________ at a consumer products company.
2. Although he had been fired he was not so worried as he had a good _________________ and _________________ .
3. For the next couple of years he turned to ___________________ but without any passion.
4. Then, and idea began to take root, born from his ________________________.
5. He had a lot of issues to deal with: manufacturers, outsourcing, _____________, patents, partnerships, _______________, etc.
6. He had to compete for funding with very young people from _______________.
7. Five years later, they have won ___________________________.
8. He's now doing the most __________________ and ____________________ work in his life.
9. The Small Business Administration states that _________________ of new jobs created in the private sector in the USA are thanks to small businesses like his.
10. According to CMI, the older entrepreneurs in his country have a 70%  _______________  starting ventures and that number plummets to _____________ for younger entrepreneurs.




1 comment:

  1. 1. director or operations
    2. network / reputation
    3. consulting
    4. concern for our environment
    5. job creation / funding
    6. the high-tech industry
    7. more than 20 awards
    8. rewarding / meaningful
    9. 64%
    10. success rate / 28%

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