A high-signal list for one person companies / indie hackers / solo developers: featuring only real products, real revenue (or verifiable metrics), real retrospectives, with sources and key takeaways whenever possible. Goal: Let you see the most valuable lessons, pitfalls, and opportunities in the shortest time.
🎯 Quick Start | 💡 Success Stories | 🛠️ Tools & Tech Stack | 📚 Learning Resources | 👥 Community
- What is a One Person Company?
- Why This List?
- Quick Start
- 🌟 Star Entrepreneurs
- 💰 Success Case Analysis
- 💡 Startup Idea Pool
- 🛠️ Tools & Technology Stack
- 📚 Books & Courses
- 📝 Blogs & Newsletters
- 👥 Community
- 🧠 Methodology & Mental Models
- 🇨🇳 Chinese Resources
- 🤝 Contributing Guide
- 📜 License
One Person Company (OPC) = Personal-driven + Sustainable Income + Smart Leverage + Lifestyle-first
A one person company is a business model with the following characteristics:
| Characteristic | Description | Anti-patterns |
|---|---|---|
| 👤Solo Operation | Built and maintained by 1 person (or small team ≤5) | ❌ Projects requiring large teams |
| 💵Sustainable Income | Stable cash flow (MRR/ARR) | ❌ Pure open source/hobby projects |
| 🤖Leverage Effect | Relies on software/content/automation, not labor | ❌ Consulting/labor-intensive |
| 🎨Autonomous Control | Pursues freedom and autonomy, not blind expansion | ❌ VC-driven high-growth companies |
💡 Core Philosophy: Build a life, not just a company.
There are many entrepreneurship resources available, but high-quality Chinese content is scarce in the one person company niche:
- ❌ Most entrepreneurship content focuses on VC/funding routes
- ❌ Technical tutorials are disconnected from business practice
- ❌ Success stories are mostly foreign, lacking China-specific cases
- ✅ This list focuses on: Replicable small & beautiful business models + Real financial data + East-West integration
Week 1: Idea Validation 💡
- Identify target user pain points (interview at least 10 people)
- Find related complaints on Reddit/X/Xiaohongshu
- Create a simple landing page (Carrd/Framer)
- Pre-sale test (at least 5 interested paying users)
🎓 Recommended: 《The Mom Test》 (2 hours to read)
Week 2: MVP Development 🛠️
- Choose tech stack (recommended: Next.js + Supabase + Vercel)
- Develop core features (minimum viable product only)
- Integrate payment (Stripe/Lemon Squeezy)
- Set up analytics (Plausible/PostHog)
💰 Budget reference: $0-100 (using free tiers)
Week 3: Beta & Iteration 🔄
- Invite 10-20 beta users
- Collect feedback and iterate quickly
- Prepare Product Hunt launch materials
📊 Target metric: Beta user retention > 30%
Week 4: Public Launch 🚀
- Product Hunt launch
- Share in relevant communities (Reddit/Hacker News/V2EX)
- Write "Build in Public" blog post
- Set up customer support channels
🎯 Goal: Get your first paying customer
- Complete beginner → FreeCodeCamp + 《The Lean Startup》
- Has technical background → Indie Hackers Interviews + Tools from this list
- Has product but no revenue → 《The Mom Test》 + Growth hacking tools
These entrepreneurs achieved financial freedom + lifestyle freedom through the one person company model
- Products: Nomad List | Remote OK | Photo AI
- Revenue: $2.1M+/year (2024)
- Highlights: 12 companies in 12 months | 70+ projects, 4 profitable | Build in Public pioneer
- Tech Stack: PHP, jQuery, SQLite (minimalism)
- Social: @levelsio
- Learning Resource: Lex Fridman Interview
- Products: ShipFast | 25 projects launched, 12 profitable
- Revenue: $1.03M/year (2025)
- Highlights: Multi-product matrix strategy | SaaS boilerplate hit
- Tech Stack: Next.js, Tailwind, Supabase
- Social: @marc_louvion
- Products: Bannerbear
- Revenue: $600K+ ARR
- Highlights: API-first product | Automated image generation
- Tech Stack: Ruby on Rails, AWS
- Products: Small Bets community
- Highlights: Former AWS engineer | "Diversified income streams" theory founder
- Social: @dvassallo
- Products:
- Revenue:
- Highlights:
- Platform:
Each case includes: Revenue data | User count | Tech stack | Launch cost | Key turning points
📊 Case 1: Nomad List by Pieter Levels - $2.1M/year
Product Overview Helps digital nomads find the best cities for remote work worldwide
Key Data
- 💰 Annual Revenue: $2.1M (2024)
- 👥 Members: 10,000+ paid members ($119/lifetime)
- 📈 Traffic: 500K+ monthly visits
- ⏱️ Launched: 2014 (10 years of operation)
- 💵 Initial Cost: ~$0 (self-taught programming)
Tech Stack
Frontend: HTML, jQuery
Backend: PHP, Vanilla JS
Database: SQLite
Hosting: DigitalOcean VPS
Payment: Stripe
Analytics: Custom (PHP scripts)
Business Model
- Membership subscription: $119 lifetime (early) → $99/year (now)
- Remote job board: Remote OK ($299/listing)
- Affiliate marketing (hotels, insurance)
Key Turning Points
- 2014 on Hacker News homepage → First 1000 users
- 2015 added Nomad Cost feature → Differentiation
- 2017 launched Remote OK → Revenue doubled
- 2020 pandemic → Remote work boom, traffic x3
Replicable Elements ✅ Build in Public (open revenue data) ✅ Solve your own pain point (Pieter is a digital nomad) ✅ Community-driven (users contribute city data) ✅ Minimal tech stack (lower maintenance cost)
Learning Resources
📊 Case 2: Bannerbear by Jon Yongfook - $600K ARR
Product Overview Automated image/video generation API for batch creating social media images
Key Data
- 💰 Annual Revenue: $600K ARR
- 👥 Customers: 5,000+ enterprise users
- 📈 Growth Rate: 50% YoY
- ⏱️ Launched: 2019
- 💵 Initial Cost: ~$5K (AWS infra)
Tech Stack
Frontend: Vue.js, Tailwind
Backend: Ruby on Rails
Database: PostgreSQL
Image Processing: ImageMagick, Chromium
Hosting: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)
Payment: Stripe
Queue: Sidekiq
Business Model
- SaaS subscription: $49-$499/month (based on API calls)
- Enterprise custom solutions: $1K+/month
Key Turning Points
- 2019 Product Hunt #1 → First 100 paying users
- 2020 added Zapier integration → MRR doubled
- 2021 launched video API → Entered new market
- 2022 focused on B2B → ASP x3
Replicable Elements ✅ API-first product (easy integration) ✅ Target B2B market (high ASP) ✅ Freemium model (lower trial barrier) ✅ Focus on single feature (avoid feature creep)
Learning Resources
📊 Case 3: ConvertKit by Nathan Barry - $29M ARR
Product Overview Email marketing tool for creators (expanded to small teams)
Key Data
- 💰 Annual Revenue: $29M ARR (2024)
- 👥 Users: 500K+ creators
- 📈 Team: From 1 person → 70 people (still lean)
- ⏱️ Launched: 2013
- 💵 Initial Cost: $5K outsourced development
Tech Stack
Frontend: React, Tailwind
Backend: Ruby on Rails
Database: PostgreSQL, Redis
Hosting: AWS
Email: Custom SMTP engine
Payment: Stripe
Business Model
- SaaS subscription: $9-$79/month (based on subscribers)
- Creator Network (affiliate promotion)
Key Turning Points
- 2013 manually invited first 100 bloggers → Product-Market Fit
- 2015 rebranding → From "email tool" to "creator platform"
- 2017 launched free plan → User growth 10x
- 2021 acquired SparkLoop → Entered growth tools market
Replicable Elements ✅ Focus on niche market (creators vs generic email tools) ✅ Do things that don't scale (manually invite early users) ✅ Content marketing (Nathan's personal brand) ✅ Freemium conversion funnel
Special Note: Nathan grew from one person company to a team while maintaining bootstrapping spirit (no VC funding)
Learning Resources
🇨🇳 Case 1: Little Panda C++ IDE - 50K+ RMB/month
Product Overview Free C/C++ integrated development environment for Windows
Key Data
- 💰 Revenue: 50K+ RMB/month
- 👥 Users: 1M+ downloads
- 📈 Model: Free product + sponsorship + consulting
- ⏱️ Launched: 2020
- 💵 Initial Cost: ¥0 (personal project)
Tech Stack
Language: C++, Qt
Compiler: MinGW-w64
Editor: Scintilla
Platform: Windows
Distribution: GitHub Releases
Business Model
- Software is free
- Afdian platform sponsorship: ¥20K-300K/month
- Technical consulting: ¥3K-10K/session
- Teaching partnerships: Universities/training institutions
Key Turning Points
- 2020 posted on V2EX → First 1000 users
- 2021 Bilibili tutorial videos went viral → Student users surged
- 2022 joined Afdian → Stable income
- 2023 university partnerships → Opened B2B market
Replicable Elements ✅ Enter education market (high student stickiness) ✅ Open source + sponsorship model (China specialty) ✅ Video content marketing (Bilibili/Douyin) ✅ University teacher background (increased credibility)
Learning Resources
💡 Failure is more valuable than success!
Learning Resources
- Failory - 90% of startups fail, learn how to avoid failure. Weekly shares startup failure cases and success stories.
🎲 Discover real user pain points and find worthwhile startup opportunities
Recommended Tools
- IdeaLens - Discover real user pain points, understand what users really need before building. IdeaLens listens to real discussions, extracts pain points, tags user personas and scenarios, and prioritizes by urgency, helping you build what users truly need.
Use The Mom Test principles:
1. Define target user (as specific as possible)
❌ "Want to help entrepreneurs"
✅ "Help Bilibili up主 analyze video data"
2. Discover real pain points (avoid fake needs)
❌ "Do you think this feature is useful?"
✅ "What difficulties did you encounter when analyzing data last time?"
3. Validate willingness to pay (collect money early)
❌ "If I build this, would you use it?"
✅ "If it existed now, how much would you pay?"
4. Fast MVP test (1-2 weeks)
- Create landing page + Waitlist
- Manual service delivery (fake automation)
- At least 5 interested paying users → Start development
See Quick Start section
⚡ One person company's core weapons: using tools instead of teams
| Tool | Use Case | Pricing | Rating | Learning Curve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framer | High-quality marketing sites | $5-15/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Low |
| Webflow | Complex interactive sites | $14-39/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Medium |
| Carrd | Ultra simple single page | $9-49/year | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Very Low |
| Super + Notion | Notion → Website | $12/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Very Low |
💡 Pieter Levels Recommendation: Hand-code HTML + Tailwind CSS directly (maximum control)
| Tool | Use | Free Tier | Recommended Scenario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figma | UI/UX Design | ✅ 3 projects | All scenarios |
| Canva | Marketing materials | ✅ Limited templates | Non-designers |
| Excalidraw | Hand-drawn style charts | ✅ Completely free | Technical architecture diagrams |
| Unsplash | High-quality images | ✅ Completely free | All scenarios |
Full Stack Option A: Vercel Ecosystem
Frontend: Next.js 14 (App Router) + React 18
UI: Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
Backend: Next.js API Routes
Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL)
Auth: Supabase Auth
Storage: Supabase Storage
Hosting: Vercel
Domain: NamecheapPros: Fast development | Automated deployment | Mature ecosystem Suitable for: SaaS products | AI apps | Content platforms
Full Stack Option B: Laravel Ecosystem (PHP)
Framework: Laravel 11
Frontend: Inertia.js + Vue 3 / Livewire
UI: Tailwind CSS
Database: MySQL / PostgreSQL
Cache: Redis
Queue: Laravel Queue
Hosting: Hetzner / DigitalOceanPros: Low cost | Complete documentation | Large community Suitable for: Content platforms | Membership sites | Enterprise apps
Minimalist Option: Pieter Levels Style
Frontend: Vanilla JS / jQuery
Backend: PHP (vanilla)
Database: SQLite
Hosting: DigitalOcean VPS
Template: PHP templatesPros: Zero dependencies | Ultra low cost | Complete control Suitable for: MVP | Simple CRUD | Personal projects
| Service | Type | Free Tier | Recommended Scenario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase | PostgreSQL BaaS | 500MB | Full-stack apps |
| PlanetScale | MySQL (Serverless) | 1 DB | High-concurrency apps |
| Upstash | Redis / Kafka | 10K ops/day | Cache / Queue |
| Turso | SQLite (Distributed) | 500MB | Edge apps |
| Platform | Rate | Pros | Cons | Suitable Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe | 2.9% + $0.30 | Powerful | Poor China support | 🌍 International |
| Lemon Squeezy | 5% + transaction fee | All-in-one | Slightly higher rate | 🌍 International |
| Paddle | 5% + $0.50 | Compliant | Slow approval | 🇪🇺 Europe/US |
| WeChat Pay | 0.6% | China first | China only | 🇨🇳 China |
| Alipay | 0.6% | China first | China only | 🇨🇳 China |
💡 Indie Developer First Choice: Stripe (international) + Lemon Squeezy (digital goods)
| Tool | Type | Pricing | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plausible | Privacy-friendly analytics | $9-69/month | Simple |
| PostHog | Product analytics | Free-$450/month | Full-featured |
| Umami | Open source analytics | Self-hosted free | Minimalist |
| Google Analytics 4 | Traditional analytics | Free | Powerful |
💡 Recommendation: Plausible (paid) or Umami (self-hosted)
| Platform | Free Tier | Features | Suitable Scenario |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConvertKit | 1K subscribers | Creator-friendly | Newsletter |
| Buttondown | 100 subscribers | Markdown writing | Technical blogs |
| MailerLite | 1K subscribers | Automation | E-commerce/SaaS |
| Resend | 3K emails/month | Developer-friendly | Transactional emails |
| Tool | Type | Free Edition | Recommended Scenario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zapier | Visual automation | 5 Zaps | Non-technical users |
| Make | Visual automation | 1K ops/month | Complex workflows |
| n8n | Open source automation | Self-hosted free | Technical users |
| Tool | Function | Pricing | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | General AI assistant | $0-20/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Claude | Long text processing | $0-20/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Cursor | AI programming | $20/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| v0.dev | AI-generated UI | Vercel credits | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Midjourney | AI art | $10-60/month | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Tool | Type | Free Edition | Suitable Scenario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp | Live chat | 2 seats | Website chat |
| Intercom | Customer platform | Paid | Large-scale SaaS |
| Tawk.to | Live chat | Completely free | Limited budget |
| Plain | Support tickets | Free-$29/month | Technical support |
| Platform | Suitable Type | Free Tier | Advantages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel | Next.js/Frontend | Hobby free | Fast deployment |
| Netlify | JAMstack | 100GB/month | Complete CI/CD |
| Railway | Full-stack apps | $5 trial | Simple to use |
| Fly.io | Container apps | 3 VMs | Global edge |
| Hetzner | VPS | €4.5/month+ | Cost-effective |
| DigitalOcean | VPS | $6/month+ | Beginner-friendly |
💡 Cost Optimization Tips:
- MVP stage: Use all free tiers (Vercel + Supabase + Cloudflare)
- After revenue: Upgrade to VPS (Hetzner €20/month supports 10K users)
| Channel | Cost | Effect | Suitable Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Hunt | Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | All products |
| Hacker News | Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Technical products |
| Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Niche markets | |
| X (Twitter) | Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Build in Public |
| Jike | Free | ⭐⭐⭐ | Chinese community |
| V2EX | Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Technical products |
| Xiaohongshu | Free | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Consumer goods/tools |
📖 Must-read books for one person companies (sorted by recommendation priority)
| Book Title | Author | Suitable Stage | Core Value | Purchase Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mom Test | Rob Fitzpatrick | 💡 Idea validation | How to interview users | Amazon |
| Company of One | Paul Jarvis | 🎯 Philosophy building | One person company philosophy | Website |
| The Minimalist Entrepreneur | Sahil Lavingia | 🚀 Launch phase | Gumroad founder experience | Website |
| The Lean Startup | Eric Ries | 🚀 Launch phase | MVP & iteration | Amazon |
| Zero to One | Peter Thiel | 🧠 Strategic thinking | Zero to one innovation | Amazon |
| Rework | Basecamp | 🧠 Counter-intuitive | Challenging traditional business views | Basecamp |
| The Personal MBA | Josh Kaufman | 📚 Business basics | Business knowledge crash course | Website |
| Book Title | Author | Recommendation Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 《一人公司》 | Paul Jarvis (Chinese translation) | Beginner must-read |
| 《Rework》 Series | Basecamp (Chinese translation) | Counter-mainstream business view |
| 《The Lean Startup》 | Eric Ries (Chinese translation) | MVP methodology |
| 《Hackers & Painters》 | Paul Graham (Chinese translation) | Startup thinking enlightenment |
| Course | Platform | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30x500 Academy | Paid | $1,970 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Indie Hackers Learning Center | Free | $0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Y Combinator Startup School | Free | $0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| FreeCodeCamp | Free | $0 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (technical) |
📬 Best sources for continuous learning
| Blogger | Topic | Update Frequency | Subscription Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levels.io | Build in Public | Weekly | Blog |
| Arvid Kahl | Bootstrapped startup | Weekly | Newsletter |
| Daniel Vassallo | Small bets strategy | Monthly | X Account |
| Justin Jackson | SaaS startup | Weekly | Blog |
| Nathan Barry | Creator economy | Weekly | Blog |
| Ben Thompson | Tech business analysis | 3x weekly | Stratechery |
| Blogger | Platform | Topic | Recommendation Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Yifeng | Blog | Tech + Startup | Tech enthusiast weekly |
| Moonvy | Jike | Design + Indie dev | Designer perspective |
| Peng Jie | Blog | Indie dev | Technical practice |
| Name | Language | Frequency | Topic | Subscription Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Hackers Newsletter | 🇺🇸 | Weekly | Case interviews | Subscribe |
| Small Bets | 🇺🇸 | Weekly | Diversified income | Subscribe |
| Tiny Empires | 🇺🇸 | Weekly | Gumroad startup | Subscribe |
| Bay Area Daily | 🇨🇳 | Workdays | Tech startup | Subscribe |
🤝 Find your peers
| Community | Size | Atmosphere | Join Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indie Hackers | 100K+ | 🔥 Very active | Join |
| WIP | 5K+ | 💼 Professional | Join |
| Indie Worldwide | 10K+ | 🌍 Global | Join |
| MicroConf Connect | 8K+ | 🎯 SaaS focus | Join |
| r/SideProject | 200K+ | 📢 Launch-friendly | Join |
| r/Entrepreneur | 3M+ | 🚀 General startup | Join |
| Community | Platform | Audience | Features | Join Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eleduck Community | Web | Remote work/Indie dev | Jobs +交流 | eleduck.com |
| INDEV Indie Developer Community | Web | Indie developers | Product showcase | indev.cn |
| Jike·Indie Developer Circle | App | Creators | Relaxed atmosphere | [Search in App] |
| V2EX | Web | Tech people | Tech-focused | v2ex.com |
| Sspai | Web/App | Productivity tool enthusiasts | High-quality content | sspai.com |
| Event | Location | Frequency | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicroConf | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas | Annual | microconf.com |
| Indie Worldwide Meetup | 🌍 Global | Monthly | indieworldwide.com |
| Indie Developer Conference | 🇨🇳 Beijing/Shanghai | Irregular | Follow Jike circles |
💡 Key articles that change perception
| Title | Author | Core Argument | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do Things That Don't Scale | Paul Graham | Do non-scalable things early | Read |
| Startup = Growth | Paul Graham | Startup essence is growth | Read |
| Default Alive or Default Dead | Paul Graham | Cash flow lifeline | Read |
| 1,000 True Fans | Kevin Kelly | 1000 true fans theory | Read |
| Tiny Bets | Daniel Vassallo | Small bets strategy | Read |
| Build Once, Sell Many | Nathan Barry | Productized thinking | Read |
💰 Business Model Selection
6 Best Business Models for One Person Companies:
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Micro SaaS ($1K-100K ARR)
- Example: Plausible ($1M ARR, 3-person team)
- Pros: Predictable revenue | High automation
- Challenges: Need continuous marketing | Customer churn
-
Paid Newsletter ($5K-500K ARR)
- Example: Stratechery ($3M ARR, 1 person)
- Pros: Low cost | Direct relationship
- Challenges: Need continuous output | Build personal brand
-
Digital Products ($10K-1M ARR)
- Example: Courses/templates on Gumroad
- Pros: Create once, sell many times
- Challenges: Need marketing | Piracy risk
-
API Services ($10K-1M ARR)
- Example: Bannerbear ($600K ARR)
- Pros: B2B high ASP | Easy integration
- Challenges: High technical barrier
-
Open Source + Sponsorship ($5K-100K ARR)
- Example: Little Panda C++ (50K RMB/month)
- Pros: China specialty | Community support
- Challenges: Unstable revenue
-
Consulting + Productization ($50K-500K ARR)
- Example: Domain expert consultant
- Pros: Quick monetization | High profit margin
- Challenges: Time for money | Hard to scale
📈 Growth Strategy
AARRR Pirate Metrics:
-
Acquisition
- SEO: Long-term investment
- Content marketing: Build in Public
- Communities: Reddit, HN, PH
- Paid ads: Google Ads (cautiously)
-
Activation
- Aha moment: User experiences core value for first time
- Onboarding: Reduce to under 1 minute
- Guide videos/tutorials
-
Retention
- Email marketing: Churn recovery
- Product iteration: User feedback driven
- Community building
-
Revenue
- Freemium conversion funnel
- Upgrade prompts
- Usage limits
-
Referral
- Referral reward program
- Social share buttons
- Brand watermarks
🐉 One person company resources focused on China market
| Podcast Name | Host | Topic | Listening Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinjin Ledao | Zhu Feng et al | Tech startup | Xiaoyuzhou |
| Nobody Knows | Zine | Indie developer | Xiaoyuzhou |
| Beyond Code | Yu Sheng et al | Tech career development | Xiaoyuzhou |
| Creator | Platform | Content Type | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Li Ziran | Bilibili/YouTube | Indie dev | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Programmer Yupi | Bilibili | Coding + Startup | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Code Really Tasty | Bilibili | Technical tutorials | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Product | Creator | Revenue | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiao Bao Tong | @lixian | Undisclosed | Paid newsletter platform |
| Cubox | @cubox | Undisclosed | Read it later |
| Rime Input | Fozhen | Open source sponsorship | Open source model |
Payment Methods:
- Must integrate WeChat Pay + Alipay
- Consider Afdian/Zhishi Star (sponsorship model)
Distribution Channels:
- Xiaohongshu: Grass-planting marketing
- Douyin: Short video traffic
- Zhihu: Professional content
- V2EX: Tech community
Compliance Points:
- ICP filing (required for websites)
- Software copyright (recommended for apps)
- Payment qualifications (personal business incorporation)
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