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One person companies are quietly emerging, where will they go in the future?

2026-01-20   

In Zhongguancun AI North Latitude Community, Haidian District, Beijing, one person companies are quietly emerging. The new entrepreneurial paradigm of 'one person is a thousand soldiers' has brought new vitality to the development of the artificial intelligence industry by shining from ideals into reality. In the past, entrepreneurship required building a team, preparing funds, and connecting resources, with high barriers to entry and high risks; Now with AI tools, one person or one computer can start a company. Fortunately, in the AI North Latitude Community in Zhongguancun, Beijing, although we started our own business, we have never been fighting alone. ”The sentiment of Hong Yue, founder of Yueyang Technology, expresses the voice of the current group of OPC (one person company) entrepreneurs. With the accelerated penetration of artificial intelligence technology, the OPC entrepreneurial model centered on "single person+AI" is quietly emerging. In the AI North Latitude Community of Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, an OPC entrepreneurial ecosystem that integrates spatial support, technological empowerment, and resource docking has taken shape, bringing the new entrepreneurial paradigm of "one person is a thousand soldiers" from ideal to reality and injecting new vitality into the development of the artificial intelligence industry. On the evening of January 8th, the shared office area in the community was still brightly lit as a single person leveraged team level production capacity. Hong Yue is facing the computer screen, collaborating with AI tools to promote product iteration. As an algorithm engineer with a bachelor's and master's degree from Peking University, she has long been deeply involved in research institutions and industry. In May 2025, driven by AI technology, she transformed into an OPC entrepreneur and founded Yueyang Technology. Choosing one person to start a business is not a momentary impulse, but AI has made 'individuals can make systems' a reality. ”Hong Yue explained to the reporter. She said that she is personally responsible for core research and development, while research, basic engineering implementation, and operational copywriting in complex and unfamiliar fields are all completed by AI, and non core links are supplemented through outsourcing. AI is like my 'second executive layer' and 'second brain', not only helping me accelerate decision-making and reduce cognitive blind spots, but also enabling me to have multi-threaded running capabilities, which can simultaneously promote multiple tasks such as research and development, operation, and engineering implementation. ”With this model, Hong Yue independently completed the MVP (Minimum Feasible Product) development covering core functions such as requirement docking, real-time communication, and intelligent evaluation in just six months. Currently, the product has entered the small-scale internal testing stage. The output value that used to require a small team to complete can now be achieved by myself with the help of AI, and only a small amount of AI product membership fee needs to be paid, resulting in an exponential decrease in trial and error costs. ”Hong Yue admitted that AI technology has lowered the threshold for entrepreneurship from the "organizational level" to the "individual level", allowing her to quickly validate her innovative ideas. Like Hong Yue, Beijing Time Cocoon Education Technology Co., Ltd. founded by Li Tao is also a beneficiary of the OPC model. As an overseas PhD in economics, Li Tao was deeply troubled by information asymmetry when choosing schools for studying abroad, which became his initial inspiration for entrepreneurship. During my PhD studies in Spain in 2022, I started using AI tools to write papers and conduct data analysis. At that time, I realized that AI technology could be applied to consumer scenarios and meet the practical needs of ordinary people. ”Li Tao said. With the help of AI technology, Li Tao has taken the lead in launching the AI study abroad school selection website "AI School Bird". Users only need to input information such as GPA, grades, majors, etc., and spend 99 yuan to obtain college recommendations that include three gradients: guaranteed admission, matching, and sprint. They can also enjoy extended services such as document guidance. At present, this product has accumulated over 3000 users. Full chain empowerment enables one person entrepreneurship to no longer feel lonely. OPC entrepreneurs can embark on a journey with ease, relying on the comprehensive empowerment ecosystem built by the community. For OPC, the biggest advantages are low cost and fast decision-making, and the community happens to amplify these two points. ”Li Tao admitted that the biggest challenge in the early stages of entrepreneurship was limited funds and resources, and the high-quality office space, supporting facilities, and policy support provided by the community allowed the company to invest more energy in product research and development. The reporter learned that the community has gathered nearly a hundred AI native enterprises and projects, among which OPC based entrepreneurial forms are active. In order to accurately meet the needs of OPC entrepreneurs, the community has officially released the Artificial Intelligence OPC Service Plan, building a comprehensive service system of "1 super server+4 major empowerment pillars+3 level acceleration engines". The community has created an OPC friendly space of approximately 6000 square meters in the first phase, covering a variety of scenarios such as furnished offices and shared living rooms, with well-equipped living facilities, supporting entrepreneurs to move in with their bags. Eligible projects can also enjoy preferential office space and talent apartment policies. In terms of public services, the community has built a one-stop public service platform to provide full process guidance and docking for OPC, including company registration, financial and tax agency, intellectual property declaration, and exclusive fee discounts. At that time, I knew nothing about domestic support policies and tax processing. The community provided comprehensive guidance and even helped me apply for talent apartments, which solved my worries. ”Han Jiale, the founder of Beijing Suyuan Matrix Technology Co., Ltd., who moved back to China from the United States to start a business, deeply felt this. His company focuses on AI application research and development in the field of cement production. After entering the community, it not only solves the problem of policy linkage, but also connects with upstream and downstream partners in the industry chain through community resources. Technology empowerment is the core advantage of community support for OPC development. The community collaborates with leading companies such as Baidu and iFlytek to jointly build AI tool platforms and Agent service supermarkets, providing flexible and low-cost computing services, significantly reducing the technological barriers to entrepreneurship. At the same time, the community has also established the "Artificial Intelligence OPC Night School", focusing on the two core areas of "AI Tool Chain Mastery" and "One Person Entrepreneurship Practical Guide", to create a systematic curriculum system, integrate cross disciplinary expert resources from "industry research, education, investment, and media", and provide full chain support for entrepreneurs from AI skill improvement to entrepreneurial landing. In order to make high-quality OPC projects visible to more people, the community also regularly holds special roadshows, gathering investment institutions, financial institutions, and incubator resources. Last week, we just requested a roadshow, but this week we have already connected with investment institutions. The efficiency is too high! "Said Hao Guangfu, CEO of Shenwei Intelligent, expressing the feelings of many entrepreneurs. At the recent roundtable dialogue on "Single Person Army+AI", participants unanimously agreed that the AI+OPC model is likely to be a long-term trend in the next three years, and its lightweight and high-efficiency characteristics are in line with the current entrepreneurial environment. The most worthwhile track to bet on is' vertical domain knowledge services+AI tool empowerment '. ”According to Shi Haixu, CMO of Soft Building Blocks, precise demand in vertical fields and strong willingness of users to pay, combined with AI, can significantly reduce service costs, improve delivery efficiency, and easily form differentiated competitive advantages. This viewpoint has been recognized by numerous entrepreneurs and capitalists. Beijing Fengpan Technology Co., Ltd., founded by Zhu Zheng, focuses on the compliance solution track for financial institutions, using large models to achieve automated compliance quality inspection, real-time monitoring, and business optimization. With precise track positioning, it has gained market recognition. From the perspective of capital investment, there is a possibility that some high-quality OPCs may receive investment in the future. Wei Xiaoliang, founding partner of Ruilan Capital, stated that the core considerations of capital include four aspects: first, the track ceiling, which requires sufficient market size; The second is commercialization capability, whether there is a clear profit model and verifiable revenue data; The third is core competitiveness, which means surpassing the scene barriers or resource advantages of AI tools themselves; The fourth is the founder's comprehensive ability, including industry experience, execution ability, and risk resistance. Entrepreneurs have clear plans for the future development of OPC. Li Tao hopes to achieve the goal of 100000 users within two years, and in the long run, build an AI application ecosystem that covers more scenarios; Hong Yue believes that a one person company is not the end point, but a transitional form. In the future, the company will develop into a small team composed of multiple "super individuals", using the minimum number of people to leverage the maximum production capacity. My goal is to have the smallest team, maximum production capacity, and AI centralization, without the need for a 999 person large factory, but a modular and super capable team of 5-20 people. ”Dong Bo, the operator of the community incubator and chairman of Krypton Creative Services, stated that Haidian District has over 2 million talent reserves and more than 400000 students from 37 universities, providing sufficient talent support for OPC. The future community will continue to build a comprehensive capability network required for independent entrepreneurship, promote the formation of a sustainable development ecosystem that "makes individuals stronger and entrepreneurship smarter", and take the lead in building a systematic and full cycle artificial intelligence OPC cultivation system nationwide. (New Society)

Edit:Luoyu Responsible editor:Wang Erdong

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