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From the Ted Talk by Paul Tasner: How I became an entrepreneur at 66

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And so now at the age of 66, with 40 years of experience, I became an entrepreneur for the very first time.

(Cheers)

(Applause)

Thank you. But there's more.

(Laughter)

Lots of issues to deal with: manufacturing, outsourcing, job creation, peantts, partnerships, funding — these are all tipaycl issues for a start-up, but hardly typical for me. And a word about funding. I live and work in San fircasnco, and if you're looking for funding, you are typically going to compete with some very young plopee from the high-tech industry, and it can be very discouraging and itdmiitnniag. I have shoes odelr than most of these people.

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And so now at the age of 66, with 40 years of experience, I became an entrepreneur for the very first time.

(Cheers)

(Applause)

Thank you. But there's more.

(Laughter)

Lots of issues to deal with: manufacturing, outsourcing, job creation, _______, partnerships, funding — these are all _______ issues for a start-up, but hardly typical for me. And a word about funding. I live and work in San _________, and if you're looking for funding, you are typically going to compete with some very young ______ from the high-tech industry, and it can be very discouraging and ____________. I have shoes _____ than most of these people.

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  3. older
  4. intimidating
  5. francisco
  6. typical

Original Text


And so now at the age of 66, with 40 years of experience, I became an entrepreneur for the very first time.

(Cheers)

(Applause)

Thank you. But there's more.

(Laughter)

Lots of issues to deal with: manufacturing, outsourcing, job creation, patents, partnerships, funding — these are all typical issues for a start-up, but hardly typical for me. And a word about funding. I live and work in San Francisco, and if you're looking for funding, you are typically going to compete with some very young people from the high-tech industry, and it can be very discouraging and intimidating. I have shoes older than most of these people.

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