Former product operations at Kingsoft, Qihoo 360, and JD.com. Two failed startups. In 2026, one person, eight AI products, and a steadily growing monthly income — this is the honest story behind MakerStack (创客小栈, xoyo168.com).
Every experience was accumulation; every failure was validation. I turned the traps I fell into into repeatable, documented lessons — now published openly on MakerStack.
Worked on flagship titles such as JX Online 3 (Jian Xia Qing Yuan 3) and Jian Xia Shi Jie, owning player community, operations, and growth strategy. This is where I learned how content and community drive retention.
Managed 360 Mobile Assistant and 360 Security Desktop — two products with more than 100 million users each. Deep training in mobile distribution, growth loops, and security-adjacent product design.
Led game publishing and co-marketing (lianyun) on the JD POP marketplace, partnering with dozens of game developers and driving millions of dollars in annual GMV. Learned platform economics and partnership monetization.
Launched a physical restaurant and a software outsourcing business. Rented space, hired staff, managed teams — high costs, slow decisions, brutal cash-flow pressure. Both eventually shut down. The most expensive, and most honest, education of my career.
All-in on the OPC model: eight projects across AI tools, content, and digital products. My operating belief: one person + AI tools + a small product matrix = sustainable profit.
From product design to AI implementation, from traffic to monetization — the entire chain, done solo.
Real lessons from real failures — no hype, no guru talk.
Fast decisions, low costs, high margins. AI tools collapse the cost of building products — one person can own the whole chain. No investors needed, no team needed.
Don't bet everything on a single product. Run several small ones in parallel: diversified risk, consistent monthly cash flow, and a failed project doesn't sink the portfolio.
Every project starts lean: minimum viable testing, real user feedback, cash-positive before adding resources. No office, no hires, until the market says yes.
Writing forces clear thinking, and published case studies are the best credibility. Sharing failures builds influence, trust networks, and helps others avoid the same traps.
If you're exploring the one-person company model, or want to talk about AI-era solo entrepreneurship — project incubation, brand partnership, content collaboration, or technical consulting — my inbox is open.
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