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# Awesome OPC [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)



🌐 A curated list of awesome resources for **OPC (One Person Companies)** — policies, inspiration, projects, tools, and more.



Help solo founders find direction, build faster, and thrive independently.



Awesome OPC



[Introduction](#introduction) · [OPC Starter](#-opc-starter) · [Policies](#-policies) · [Inspiration](#-inspiration) · [Tools](#-tools) · [Resources](#-resources) · [OPC Products](#-opc-products)






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## Contents



- [Introduction](#introduction)

- [What is OPC?](#what-is-opc)

- [🎯 OPC Starter](#-opc-starter)

- [🏛 Policies](#-policies)

  - [China](#china)

  - [United States](#united-states)

  - [Europe](#europe)

  - [Others](#others)

- [💡 Inspiration](#-inspiration)

  - [Success Stories](#success-stories)

  - [Notable One-Person Companies](#notable-one-person-companies)

  - [Interviews & Talks](#interviews--talks)

- [🛠 Tools](#-tools)

  - [Building & Development](#building--development)

  - [Design & UI](#design--ui)

  - [Marketing & Growth](#marketing--growth)

  - [Finance & Accounting](#finance--accounting)

  - [Productivity & Operations](#productivity--operations)

  - [AI-Powered](#ai-powered)

- [📚 Resources](#-resources)

  - [Books](#books)

  - [Newsletters](#newsletters)

  - [Podcasts](#podcasts)

  - [Communities](#communities)

  - [Courses](#courses)

  - [Reports](#reports)

- [🚀 OPC Products](#-opc-products)

- [Contributing](#contributing)

- [License](#license)



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## Introduction



> One person, one company, infinite possibilities.



This project curates everything a solo founder needs — from understanding policies and regulations, to finding inspiration from those who've walked the path, to discovering the best tools and resources that make running a one-person company not just possible, but powerful.



## What is OPC?



**OPC (One Person Company)** is a business structure where a single individual operates as both the sole shareholder and director. With the rise of AI, no-code tools, and the creator economy, running a profitable company solo has never been more achievable.



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## 🎯 OPC Starter



*Your quick-start checklist for launching a one-person company.*



1. **Find your niche** — Pick a specific problem, validate demand, confirm willingness to pay.

2. **Register your business** — Choose a legal structure (LLC, sole prop, etc.), open a business bank account.

3. **Build your MVP** — Ship the simplest version that delivers value. Use AI tools to move fast.

4. **Set up payments** — Integrate Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, or similar. Track finances from day one.

5. **Launch & get users** — Go where your audience is. Build in public. First 10 users > first 10,000.

6. **Automate & scale solo** — Use AI agents and SaaS to handle support, marketing, ops, and reporting.



⚠️ Key Reminders



- **You are the bottleneck** — Ruthlessly prioritize. Delegate to AI what doesn't need your judgment.

- **Revenue first** — One paying customer is worth more than a thousand stars on GitHub.

- **Automate everything repeatable** — If you're doing it twice a week, automate it. Your time is the scarcest resource.

- **Separate you from the company** — Use limited liability, business bank accounts, and proper contracts from day one.

- **Ship fast, iterate faster** — Solo means no meetings, no approvals. Use that speed as your competitive advantage.

- **Build in public, but protect your moat** — Share your journey to attract users, but keep your unfair advantage close.



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## 🏛 Policies



*Regulations, legal frameworks, and tax policies related to one-person companies across the globe.*



### China



- [《中华人民共和国公司法》](https://guangdong.chinatax.gov.cn/gdsw/zjfg/2025-12/31/content_1203d9ef77944845aeca8ce79160292d.shtml) — 2023 年修订版公司法，取消一人有限公司数量限制，允许自然人设立多家一人公司。

- [新《公司法》解读 — 上海市人民政府](https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/xbhygq/20240702/fc72a6538b8642e5b2e204ccd291f8ed.html) — 上海市政府对新《公司法》关于一人有限公司等条款的权威解读。

- [杭州市加大个体工商户培育帮扶力度支持转型升级实施意见 — 杭州市人民政府](https://zfgb.hangzhou.gov.cn/15/101220263/t106220263014/530157.shtml) — 杭州市关于个体工商户培育帮扶及支持"个转企"的政策措施。

- [深圳市扶持个体工商户高质量发展若干措施 — 深圳市市场监督管理局](https://amr.sz.gov.cn/xxgk/qt/ztlm/jyztdjzc/flfgjzcjd/content/post_12616867.html) — 深圳市创业担保贷款、减费让利等扶持个体工商户的系列政策。

- [安徽省进一步促进个体工商户发展若干措施解读 — 安徽省人民政府](https://www.ah.gov.cn/content/article/564252431) — 安徽省（含合肥）促进个体工商户发展的政策措施及解读。



### United States



- [Choose a Business Structure — U.S. SBA](https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/choose-business-structure) — Official guide from the Small Business Administration on sole proprietorship, LLC, and other structures.

- [Register Your Business — U.S. SBA](https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/register-your-business) — Step-by-step guide to registering your business with state and local governments.

- [Starting a Business — IRS](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/starting-a-business) — Federal tax information and requirements for starting a sole proprietorship or LLC.



### Europe



- [Single-Member Private Limited Liability Companies — EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/single-member-private-limited-liability-companies.html) — EU Directive on single-member companies, enabling limitation of liability for individual entrepreneurs.

- [Company Law and Corporate Governance — European Commission](https://commission.europa.eu/topics/business-and-industry/doing-business-eu/company-law-and-corporate-governance_en) — EU's unified corporate legal framework for doing business across the Single Market.



### Others



- [Choosing a Business Structure — ACRA Singapore](https://www.acra.gov.sg/register/business/choosing-business-structure/) — Singapore's official guide on sole proprietorship, partnership, and company structures.

- [Registering a Sole Proprietorship — ACRA Singapore](https://www.acra.gov.sg/register/business/registering-different-business-structures/sole-proprietorship-or-partnership/) — Step-by-step registration guide for solo business owners in Singapore.

- [一人会社の設立登記 — 法務省](https://www.moj.go.jp/MINJI/minji06_00117.html) — Japan's Ministry of Justice guide on online registration for one-person companies.

- ['One Person Company' under the Companies Act, 2013 — SSRN](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3157951) — Legal background for India's OPC form and its move from minimum-two-person to single-member company formation.

- [One Person Company and Its Role in Promotion of Entrepreneurship in India](https://ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT22A6066.pdf) — Connects the OPC legal structure to entrepreneurship promotion and limited-liability solo ownership in India.

- [One-Person LLC: Governance of Indonesian Legal Entities for MSEs](https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/dlr/article/view/44378/0) — Studies governance issues in one-person limited liability companies for micro and small enterprises in Indonesia.



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## 💡 Inspiration



*Real stories, companies, and talks that prove one person can build something remarkable.*



### Success Stories



- [Pieter Levels — $3M/yr as a Solo Founder](https://levels.io/) — Built Nomad List, Remote OK, and PhotoAI entirely solo, generating millions per year with zero employees.

- [Maor Shlomo — Base44 Sold for $80M](https://medium.com/@ayushojha010/the-next-1-man-million-dollar-startup-why-2025-is-the-year-of-the-solo-founder-d220edd35203) — Solo-built AI startup acquired by Wix for $80M in cash, just six months after launch.

- [AJ — Carrd](https://carrd.co/) — One person built Carrd into a widely-used landing page builder with millions of users and $1M+ ARR.



### Notable One-Person Companies



- [Nomad List](https://nomadlist.com/) — The go-to platform for digital nomads to find the best cities to live and work remotely.

- [PhotoAI](https://photoai.com/) — AI photo generator by Pieter Levels, reaching $100K+/month as a solo product.

- [Bannerbear](https://www.bannerbear.com/) — Automated image and video generation API, bootstrapped to $600K ARR by solo founder Jon Yongfook.



### Interviews & Talks



- [Pieter Levels on Lex Fridman Podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtjKbXKqbg) — Deep dive into programming, viral AI startups, and the digital nomad life of the most famous solo founder.

- [How to Build a Startup Without Funding — Pieter Levels @ Dojo Bali](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6reLWfFNer0) — Practical talk on shipping fast, staying lean, and building profitable products without investors.

- [The One-Person Startup Era Has Officially Begun](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsSUIvAkjvk) — Sam Altman predicted the first one-person billion-dollar company — and the numbers are backing it up.



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## 🛠 Tools



*The essential toolkit for solo founders — build, ship, and grow by yourself.*



### Building & Development



-  [Vercel](https://vercel.com/) — Zero-config deployment platform for frontend and full-stack apps. Free tier is generous for solo projects.

-  [Supabase](https://supabase.com/) — Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres database, auth, storage, and edge functions.

-  [Railway](https://railway.app/) — Deploy backends, databases, and cron jobs in seconds. Great DX for solo devs.

-  [Lovable](https://lovable.dev/) — AI-powered full-stack app builder. Describe what you want in plain language and get a working app.

-  [WeaveFox](https://www.weavefox.cn/) — Free AIGC platform that turns text prompts into full-stack applications with one-click deployment.



### Design & UI



-  [Figma](https://www.figma.com/) — Industry-standard collaborative design tool. Free for individual use.

-  [Shadcn/ui](https://ui.shadcn.com/) — Beautiful, copy-paste React components built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS.

-  [Framer](https://www.framer.com/) — Build and publish stunning websites visually, no code required.

-  [Google Stitch](https://stitch.withgoogle.com/) — AI-powered UI design tool by Google that generates mobile and web UIs from text or image prompts.



### Marketing & Growth



-  [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) — Privacy-friendly, lightweight web analytics. No cookie banners needed.

-  [Beehiiv](https://www.beehiiv.com/) — Newsletter platform with built-in growth tools, monetization, and analytics.

-  [Twitter / X](https://x.com/) — The go-to platform for building in public and growing an audience as a solo founder.



### Finance & Accounting



-  [LLC Class](https://llcclass.com) — [Wyoming LLC registration](https://llcclass.com/wyoming) for non-US solo founders — includes [registered agent for LLC](https://llcclass.com/what-is-llc-registered-agent), EIN, and Operating Agreement to unlock Stripe and US business banking.

-  [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) — Payment infrastructure for the internet. Subscriptions, invoicing, and global payments.

-  [Xero](https://www.xero.com/) — Cloud-based accounting software designed for small businesses and solo operators.

-  [Lemon Squeezy](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/) — All-in-one payments, tax, and subscriptions platform — acts as your merchant of record.

-  [Alipay AI Pay](https://aipay.alipay.com/) — AI-native payment solution by Alipay that enables AI agents to handle transactions seamlessly. 100M+ users, ideal for agentic commerce.



### Productivity & Operations



-  [Notion](https://www.notion.so/) — All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, project management, and wikis.

-  [Linear](https://linear.app/) — Fast, streamlined issue tracking and project management for builders who ship.

-  [Cal.com](https://cal.com/) — Open-source scheduling tool. Let customers book time with you effortlessly.



### AI-Powered



-  [Cursor](https://cursor.sh/) — AI-first code editor that helps you build software faster with intelligent code generation.

-  [Claude](https://claude.ai/) — AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding, and creative work.

-  [v0](https://v0.dev/) — AI-powered UI generation by Vercel. Describe your UI and get production-ready React code.

-  [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/) — Free platform to prototype and build with Gemini models. Ideal for solo devs exploring AI integration.

-  [DeepSeek](https://www.deepseek.com/) — High-performance open-source AI models with strong reasoning and coding capabilities at low cost.

-  [GPT Image 2](https://openai.com/index/introducing-4o-image-generation/) — OpenAI's latest image generation model with photorealistic quality, perfect for marketing assets and product visuals.

-  [MetaGPT](https://github.com/FoundationAgents/MetaGPT) — Multi-agent framework that encodes human SOPs into role-based AI collaboration. Build a virtual software company with PM, architect, and engineer agents.

-  [AutoGen](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen) — Microsoft's framework for building multi-agent workflows with tools, human input, and conversational handoff.

-  [OpenHands](https://github.com/All-Hands-AI/OpenHands) — Open platform for AI software developers as generalist agents. Code, shell, browse, and run evaluations in sandboxed environments.



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## 📚 Resources



*Learn, connect, and stay inspired.*



### Books



- [The Lean Startup](https://theleanstartup.com/) — Eric Ries' classic on building businesses through validated learning and rapid iteration.

- [Company of One](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37570605-company-of-one) — Paul Jarvis makes the case for staying small intentionally and building a sustainable solo business.

- [MAKE: Bootstrapper's Handbook](https://readmake.com/) — Pieter Levels' practical playbook on shipping products, finding customers, and growing as a solo maker.



### Newsletters



- [Indie Hackers Newsletter](https://www.indiehackers.com/) — Weekly stories, strategies, and revenue numbers from solo founders building profitable businesses.

- [The Bootstrapped Founder](https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/) — Arvid Kahl's newsletter on building, growing, and selling bootstrapped SaaS companies.

- [Starter Story](https://www.starterstory.com/) — Case studies and interviews with founders who started successful businesses, many solo.



### Podcasts



- [Indie Hackers Podcast](https://www.indiehackers.com/podcasts) — Interviews with solo founders sharing how they built profitable online businesses from scratch.

- [The Bootstrapped Founder Podcast](https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/podcast/) — Arvid Kahl explores the journey of bootstrapped founders, from idea to exit.

- [My First Million](https://www.mfmpod.com/) — Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm business ideas and interview successful entrepreneurs.



### Communities



- [Indie Hackers](https://www.indiehackers.com/) — The largest community for solo founders and indie makers to connect, share, and learn.

- [r/SideProject](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/) — Reddit community for sharing side projects, getting feedback, and finding collaborators.

- [MicroConf Connect](https://microconf.com/) — Community and conferences for bootstrapped SaaS founders, with a strong focus on solo and small teams.



### Courses



- [The Indie Course by Pieter Levels](https://indiecourse.com/) — Learn to build and launch profitable startups solo, from the maker of Nomad List.

- [30x500 Academy](https://30x500.com/) — Amy Hoy's course on finding customers, understanding their pain, and building products that sell.

- [Marketing for Developers](https://devmarketing.xyz/) — Justin Jackson's guide for technical founders on finding customers and growing revenue.



### Reports



- [McKinsey: The State of AI in 2025](https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/our-insights/the-state-of-ai) — Business-function adoption context for agentic AI and the gap between pilots and scaled workflow impact.

- [MIT 2025 AI Agent Index](https://aiagentindex.mit.edu/) — Tracks deployed agent products, capabilities, ecosystem shape, and safety features across the industry.

- [PwC AI Agent Survey 2025](https://www.pwc.ie/reports/ai-agent-survey.html) — Enterprise adoption signal for agent deployments, expected ROI, governance, and implementation barriers.

- [KPMG Zero-Person Company Experiment](https://kpmg.com/nl/en/about-us/press-and-media/press-releases/2025/11/ai-zero-person-company-experiment.html) — One of the clearest public experiments asking whether AI agents can run company functions with minimal human supervision.

- [Gusto 2026 New Business Formation Report](https://gusto.com/resources/gusto-insights/new-business-formation-2026) — How AI is changing who starts businesses and how solo founders launch operations.

- [Stripe Sessions 2026: Indexing the Economy](https://stripe.com/en-cz/sessions/2026/indexing-the-economy) — Industry context for smaller, faster business entities, embedded finance, and nanocorp narratives.



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## 🚀 OPC Products



*Real products built and run by one person — proof that solo founders can build at scale.*



-  [Stardew Valley](https://www.stardewvalley.net/) — Eric Barone solo-built this farming RPG over 4.5 years. 50M+ copies sold, $500M+ revenue. One of the most successful indie games ever.

-  [Photopea](https://www.photopea.com/) — A free browser-based Photoshop alternative built and maintained solo by Ivan Kutskir for 11+ years. Millions of daily users.

-  [DesignJoy](https://www.designjoy.co/) — Brett Williams turned productized design into a $200K/month one-person agency with a subscription model.

-  [TLDR Newsletter](https://tldr.tech/) — Dan Ni built a daily tech newsletter into a multi-million dollar AI-powered media business, solo.

-  [TypingMind](https://www.typingmind.com/) — Tony Dinh's AI chat interface that reached $45K MRR as a solo product, riding the ChatGPT wave.



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## Contributing



Contributions are welcome! Please read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first. Feel free to submit a PR or open an issue.



## License



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This project is licensed under [MIT](LICENSE).