diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66fd13c9..2aaba826 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 
 # Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
 # vendor/
+
+# goland
+.idea
diff --git a/cmd/placeholder-name/main.go b/cmd/placeholder-name/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..604baebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/placeholder-name/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name/pkg/hello"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(hello.NewHelloSayer().SayHello())
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..390f10c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/suzerain-io/placeholder-name
+
+go 1.14
diff --git a/pkg/hello/hello.go b/pkg/hello/hello.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..936c05b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/hello/hello.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package hello
+
+type HelloSayer interface {
+	SayHello() string
+}
+
+type helloSayerImpl struct{}
+
+func (helloSayerImpl) SayHello() string { return "hello" }
+
+func NewHelloSayer() HelloSayer {
+	return helloSayerImpl{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/hello/hello_test.go b/pkg/hello/hello_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acfe64f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/hello/hello_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package hello
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestHelloSayerImpl_SayHello(t *testing.T) {
+	actualGreeting := NewHelloSayer().SayHello()
+	if actualGreeting != "hello" {
+		t.Errorf("expected to say hello but said %v", actualGreeting)
+	}
+}