๐ A curated list of awesome resources for OPC (One Person Companies) โ policies, inspiration, projects, tools, and more.
Help solo founders find direction, build faster, and thrive independently.
Introduction ยท Policies ยท Inspiration ยท Tools ยท Resources ยท OPC Products
- Introduction
- What is OPC?
- ๐ Policies
- ๐ก Inspiration
- ๐ Tools
- ๐ Resources
- ๐ OPC Products
- Contributing
- License
One person, one company, infinite possibilities.
This project curates everything a solo founder needs โ 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.
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.
Regulations, legal frameworks, and tax policies related to one-person companies across the globe.
- ใไธญๅไบบๆฐๅ ฑๅๅฝๅ ฌๅธๆณใ โ 2023 ๅนดไฟฎ่ฎข็ๅ ฌๅธๆณ๏ผๅๆถไธไบบๆ้ๅ ฌๅธๆฐ้้ๅถ๏ผๅ ่ฎธ่ช็ถไบบ่ฎพ็ซๅคๅฎถไธไบบๅ ฌๅธใ
- ๆฐใๅ ฌๅธๆณใ่งฃ่ฏป โ ไธๆตทๅธไบบๆฐๆฟๅบ โ ไธๆตทๅธๆฟๅบๅฏนๆฐใๅ ฌๅธๆณใๅ ณไบไธไบบๆ้ๅ ฌๅธ็ญๆกๆฌพ็ๆๅจ่งฃ่ฏปใ
- ๆญๅทๅธๅ ๅคงไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆทๅน่ฒๅธฎๆถๅๅบฆๆฏๆ่ฝฌๅๅ็บงๅฎๆฝๆ่ง โ ๆญๅทๅธไบบๆฐๆฟๅบ โ ๆญๅทๅธๅ ณไบไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆทๅน่ฒๅธฎๆถๅๆฏๆ"ไธช่ฝฌไผ"็ๆฟ็ญๆชๆฝใ
- ๆทฑๅณๅธๆถๆไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆท้ซ่ดจ้ๅๅฑ่ฅๅนฒๆชๆฝ โ ๆทฑๅณๅธๅธๅบ็็ฃ็ฎก็ๅฑ โ ๆทฑๅณๅธๅไธๆ ไฟ่ดทๆฌพใๅ่ดน่ฎฉๅฉ็ญๆถๆไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆท็็ณปๅๆฟ็ญใ
- ๅฎๅพฝ็่ฟไธๆญฅไฟ่ฟไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆทๅๅฑ่ฅๅนฒๆชๆฝ่งฃ่ฏป โ ๅฎๅพฝ็ไบบๆฐๆฟๅบ โ ๅฎๅพฝ็๏ผๅซๅ่ฅ๏ผไฟ่ฟไธชไฝๅทฅๅๆทๅๅฑ็ๆฟ็ญๆชๆฝๅ่งฃ่ฏปใ
- Choose a Business Structure โ U.S. SBA โ Official guide from the Small Business Administration on sole proprietorship, LLC, and other structures.
- Register Your Business โ U.S. SBA โ Step-by-step guide to registering your business with state and local governments.
- Starting a Business โ IRS โ Federal tax information and requirements for starting a sole proprietorship or LLC.
- Single-Member Private Limited Liability Companies โ EUR-Lex โ EU Directive on single-member companies, enabling limitation of liability for individual entrepreneurs.
- Company Law and Corporate Governance โ European Commission โ EU's unified corporate legal framework for doing business across the Single Market.
- Choosing a Business Structure โ ACRA Singapore โ Singapore's official guide on sole proprietorship, partnership, and company structures.
- Registering a Sole Proprietorship โ ACRA Singapore โ Step-by-step registration guide for solo business owners in Singapore.
- ไธไบบไผ็คพใฎ่จญ็ซ็ป่จ โ ๆณๅ็ โ Japan's Ministry of Justice guide on online registration for one-person companies.
Real stories, companies, and talks that prove one person can build something remarkable.
- Pieter Levels โ $3M/yr as a Solo Founder โ Built Nomad List, Remote OK, and PhotoAI entirely solo, generating millions per year with zero employees.
- Maor Shlomo โ Base44 Sold for $80M โ Solo-built AI startup acquired by Wix for $80M in cash, just six months after launch.
- AJ โ Carrd โ One person built Carrd into a widely-used landing page builder with millions of users and $1M+ ARR.
- Nomad List โ The go-to platform for digital nomads to find the best cities to live and work remotely.
- PhotoAI โ AI photo generator by Pieter Levels, reaching $100K+/month as a solo product.
- Bannerbear โ Automated image and video generation API, bootstrapped to $600K ARR by solo founder Jon Yongfook.
- Pieter Levels on Lex Fridman Podcast โ 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 โ Pieter Levels @ Dojo Bali โ Practical talk on shipping fast, staying lean, and building profitable products without investors.
- The One-Person Startup Era Has Officially Begun โ Sam Altman predicted the first one-person billion-dollar company โ and the numbers are backing it up.
The essential toolkit for solo founders โ build, ship, and grow by yourself.
Vercel โ Zero-config deployment platform for frontend and full-stack apps. Free tier is generous for solo projects.
Supabase โ Open-source Firebase alternative with Postgres database, auth, storage, and edge functions.
Railway โ Deploy backends, databases, and cron jobs in seconds. Great DX for solo devs.
Lovable โ AI-powered full-stack app builder. Describe what you want in plain language and get a working app.
WeaveFox โ Free AIGC platform that turns text prompts into full-stack applications with one-click deployment.
Figma โ Industry-standard collaborative design tool. Free for individual use.
Shadcn/ui โ Beautiful, copy-paste React components built on Radix UI and Tailwind CSS.
Framer โ Build and publish stunning websites visually, no code required.
Google Stitch โ AI-powered UI design tool by Google that generates mobile and web UIs from text or image prompts.
Plausible โ Privacy-friendly, lightweight web analytics. No cookie banners needed.
Beehiiv โ Newsletter platform with built-in growth tools, monetization, and analytics.
Twitter / X โ The go-to platform for building in public and growing an audience as a solo founder.
Stripe โ Payment infrastructure for the internet. Subscriptions, invoicing, and global payments.
Xero โ Cloud-based accounting software designed for small businesses and solo operators.
Lemon Squeezy โ All-in-one payments, tax, and subscriptions platform โ acts as your merchant of record.
Alipay AI Pay โ AI-native payment solution by Alipay that enables AI agents to handle transactions seamlessly. 100M+ users, ideal for agentic commerce.
Notion โ All-in-one workspace for notes, docs, project management, and wikis.
Linear โ Fast, streamlined issue tracking and project management for builders who ship.
Cal.com โ Open-source scheduling tool. Let customers book time with you effortlessly.
Cursor โ AI-first code editor that helps you build software faster with intelligent code generation.
Claude โ AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding, and creative work.
v0 โ AI-powered UI generation by Vercel. Describe your UI and get production-ready React code.
Google AI Studio โ Free platform to prototype and build with Gemini models. Ideal for solo devs exploring AI integration.
DeepSeek โ High-performance open-source AI models with strong reasoning and coding capabilities at low cost.
GPT Image 2 โ OpenAI's latest image generation model with photorealistic quality, perfect for marketing assets and product visuals.
Learn, connect, and stay inspired.
- The Lean Startup โ Eric Ries' classic on building businesses through validated learning and rapid iteration.
- Company of One โ Paul Jarvis makes the case for staying small intentionally and building a sustainable solo business.
- MAKE: Bootstrapper's Handbook โ Pieter Levels' practical playbook on shipping products, finding customers, and growing as a solo maker.
- Indie Hackers Newsletter โ Weekly stories, strategies, and revenue numbers from solo founders building profitable businesses.
- The Bootstrapped Founder โ Arvid Kahl's newsletter on building, growing, and selling bootstrapped SaaS companies.
- Starter Story โ Case studies and interviews with founders who started successful businesses, many solo.
- Indie Hackers Podcast โ Interviews with solo founders sharing how they built profitable online businesses from scratch.
- The Bootstrapped Founder Podcast โ Arvid Kahl explores the journey of bootstrapped founders, from idea to exit.
- My First Million โ Sam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm business ideas and interview successful entrepreneurs.
- Indie Hackers โ The largest community for solo founders and indie makers to connect, share, and learn.
- r/SideProject โ Reddit community for sharing side projects, getting feedback, and finding collaborators.
- MicroConf Connect โ Community and conferences for bootstrapped SaaS founders, with a strong focus on solo and small teams.
- The Indie Course by Pieter Levels โ Learn to build and launch profitable startups solo, from the maker of Nomad List.
- 30x500 Academy โ Amy Hoy's course on finding customers, understanding their pain, and building products that sell.
- Marketing for Developers โ Justin Jackson's guide for technical founders on finding customers and growing revenue.
Real products built and run by one person โ proof that solo founders can build at scale.
Stardew Valley โ 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 โ A free browser-based Photoshop alternative built and maintained solo by Ivan Kutskir for 11+ years. Millions of daily users.
DesignJoy โ Brett Williams turned productized design into a $200K/month one-person agency with a subscription model.
TLDR Newsletter โ Dan Ni built a daily tech newsletter into a multi-million dollar AI-powered media business, solo.
TypingMind โ Tony Dinh's AI chat interface that reached $45K MRR as a solo product, riding the ChatGPT wave.
Contributions are welcome! Please read the contribution guidelines first. Feel free to submit a PR or open an issue.
This project is licensed under MIT.