The first company I founded failed with a big bang. The second company failed a little less badly, the third company also failed decently, but that was somehow okay. I recovered quickly and the fourth company has already survived. Number five was Paypal.
Max Levchin, amerikanischer IT-Spezialist und Mitgründer von PayPal.
A portrait of our founders
In addition to the KUS, Hallertau.de and the Pfaffenhofener Kurier also accompanied founders from the district on their way to self-employment and wrote down their success stories.
![Susan Deckner von der Agentur Hallertau Incoming](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4356165_normal_YNxHhUVpY6-1024x576.jpg)
Here you can find the portrait of Susan Deckner with the agency Hallertau Incoming.
![Jessica Wiesenberger von ZAM Eventmanagement](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ZAM-e1718085493646-1024x577.jpg)
Here you can find the portrait of Jessica Wiesenberger from ZAM Eventplanung.
![Marco Weigand von Aquapiù](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2153-e1718094942585-1024x577.jpg)
Here you can find the portrait of Marco Weigand from Aquapiù.
![Fabian Zimmermann von Brandschutz Zimmermann](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bild4-e1718091038115-1024x577.jpg)
Here you will find a short portrait of Fabian Zimmermann, the founder of Brandschutz Zimmermann.
![Daniela Dohrmann und Marion Stark vom Barfuß-Studio](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dany-und-Marion_Brigitte-Buchberger-300x300.jpg)
“The most important thing was that we were both completely convinced of our idea.”
Here you will find a short portrait of the founders of the Barefoot Studio.
![](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Gruenderpreis_IN_2018-1024x678.jpg)
Here you will find a brief portrait of the award winners and further links.
![](https://kus-pfaffenhofen.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Stegmeier-Portait-scaled-e1718086254466-300x169.jpg)
Here you can find the complete founder interview with Elmar Stegmeier from IHIM Consulting.