Global operating system for one-person companies

A city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Shanghai — China's largest economic center with city-wide OPC ecosystem building in 2026.

A city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Guangzhou — the Greater Bay Area core city with AI-powered business registration, individual-to-enterprise conversion reform, and comprehensive startup subsidies.

A city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Chongqing.

A city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Wuhan.

A city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Beijing — China's national S&T innovation center with multi-district OPC policies in 2026.

A comprehensive city-policy guide for solo founders evaluating Hangzhou as a 2026 base — China's digital economy capital with unmatched e-commerce ecosystem, top-tier tech talent, and cross-border trade infrastructure.

A content-driven shopping guide platform that started as a personal blog and grew into China's largest consumer decision community, going public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2019.

China's earliest cashback platform, redistributing affiliate commission value to consumers through a shop-then-get-cash-back model. Has served over 200 million cumulative users as one of the earliest practitioners of the CPS model in China.

A 100,000+ member paid community focused on traffic monetization and online income. Founder Gou Peitao started from a personal WeChat account and validated the content-to-readers-to-community-to-paid funnel as a one-person company community monetization path.

A monthly subscription-based unlimited design service that provides startups and businesses with ongoing, high-quality design support at a fixed monthly fee. Founded by designer-turned-entrepreneurs, it has served hundreds of corporate clients and pioneered the design subscription model in China.

China's largest remote work community platform, connecting remote workers with employers through job listings, community forums, remote work guides, and tool recommendations. Operated and grown by a small team over many years, it has become the central hub of China's remote work ecosystem.

An independent tech studio founded by veteran technologist Fenng (Feng Dahui), which built multiple well-known products — including ReadHub and a lottery assistant mini-program — with an extremely small team. It represents a 'small team, high efficiency, multiple products' indie tech entrepreneurship model and is a beacon for China's indie developer community.

A unified AI API gateway providing single-API-key access to 200+ models across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and every major provider. Pay-per-token with no monthly minimum, enabling indie developers to access all models through one integration instead of managing dozens of separate API accounts.

An AI inference platform powered by custom LPU (Language Processing Unit) hardware, delivering the industry's fastest token generation speeds. Generous free tier with no rate limits, supporting major open-source models like Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek. The ultimate choice for indie developers — free, blazing fast, and simple.

The official API service for the Claude model family, delivering industry-leading code generation, deep reasoning, and long-context understanding capabilities. Unique features like Extended Thinking and prompt caching make Claude the go-to foundation model for indie developers building sophisticated AI products.

Open source Firebase alternative providing PostgreSQL database, authentication, real-time subscriptions, storage, and Edge Functions — the go-to backend platform for indie developers.

Serverless PostgreSQL platform pioneering Database Branching — enabling developers to branch, merge, and rollback databases just like code.

Serverless Redis and Kafka platform with pay-per-use pricing, global deployment, and zero ops — the go-to caching and message queue solution for serverless applications.

A practical decision guide for solo founders and one-person companies receiving international payments. Compare real fees, transfer speeds, and compliance requirements across Wise, Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, and more.

A field-tested guide for solo developers: how to use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, GPT-4o) to design, build, deploy, and land your first paying customer for a SaaS product in 30 days. Includes real cost breakdowns, tech stack comparisons, and anti-patterns.

Step-by-step guide to forming a US LLC from abroad — the most popular OPC structure for non-US founders selling to global markets.

Co-founder of Y Combinator and author of the internet's most influential startup essays. Created foundational concepts: 'Do Things That Don't Scale', 'Maker's Schedule', 'Schlep Blindness'. His thinking frameworks are cognitive infrastructure for indie hackers.

Author of 20+ books including Purple Cow and This Is Marketing. Pioneer of permission marketing and daily blogger since 2002. His 'smallest viable audience' and 'ship every day' philosophy is the marketing foundation for one-person companies.

Vietnamese indie hacker and creator of TypingMind. Built multiple AI products generating 30K+ MRR. 100K+ Twitter followers through Build in Public. Exemplifies the ASEAN-to-global indie hacker path.

French indie hacker and the fastest shipper in the game. 6 products totaling 117K MRR. Ships MVPs in days using Next.js + Supabase. Creator of ShipFast and Ship or Die.

Angel investor and philosopher of the leverage era. Author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant and the How to Get Rich tweetstorm. His framework on specific knowledge, leverage, and permissionless creation is the intellectual foundation for one-person companies.

The godfather of indie making — bootstrapped 20+ projects to millions in revenue as a solo founder. The face of the OPC movement.

YC-backed global HR platform. Hire contractors in 180+ countries from 29 USD/month, EOR in 85+ countries from 699 USD/month. Owns legal entities in many countries for more stable compliance vs third-party partners.

YC-backed startup banking platform. Free business checking with no minimum balance, FDIC insured up to 5M. Non-resident founders can open accounts with EIN + passport (no SSN required). The go-to US bank account for one-person companies.

YC-backed all-in-one US business formation and compliance platform for global founders. LLC formation starting at 197 USD with EIN, registered agent, and bank account. Add-on bookkeeping and tax filing. Best for international founders needing ongoing compliance.

YC-backed US LLC formation service for non-resident founders. Starting at 399 USD with EIN, operating agreement, registered agent (1st year), and bank account assistance. Best for indie developers who need Stripe access.

YC-backed global payroll and compliance platform. Hire contractors in 150+ countries without local entities. Contractors from 49 USD/month, EOR from 599 USD/month. Best for solo companies hiring internationally.

Form a US company, open a bank account, and start accepting payments — all online, from anywhere in the world.