Title: I haven’t seen a great solution to this problem - have you? Many thought leaders have weighed in from Drew Houston who summarizes the dilemma well (http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;How-do-I-find-good-technical-co-founders) to Jason Freedman who gives great advice from the perspective of a non-technical person (http:&#x2F;&#x2F;humbledmba.com&#x2F;please-please-please-stop-asking-how-to-find). The reality is that entrepreneurs come from a range of backgrounds across all sectors and finding someone you know well, trust, and is fully committed launching a biz (especially an unproven concept) is really hard. The advice many people offer is to use your network, go to meetups, and try online tools like http:&#x2F;&#x2F;founderdating.com. I have tried this, but frankly it’s not a quick process unless you are willing to pick someone you barely know (this works sometimes a la Kevin Rose).<p>So what’s the solution? My process is to put myself around the “type” of people I need to meet (this could be technical, a specific skill, etc). For me, I want to meet a CTO. However, instead of rushing the process I am simply looking to meet people as determined to build a company as myself. If they are technical or non-technical it doesn’t matter, but I believe opportunities will come from simply getting to know like-minded people. In the meantime I am following this approach:
1) Learning to code (at least the basics)
2) Do as much as possible to validate your idea (talk to customers&#x2F;users, presell, etc)
3) Find a technical adviser that you trust (help with finding the right person)
4) Paying someone to prototype ($1-5K isn’t a lot to test a business)
5) Get to know potential Co-Founders<p>What do you think of this approach? Would a private facebook group an interesting ice-breaker to show what you are working on, get feedback, and make friendships - with the goal of helping and getting to people rather than solely finding a co-founder. If so, I made this: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.facebook.com&#x2F;groups&#x2F;842762052466224&#x2F;. What&#x27;s your solution to this problem? I am open to any and all ideas.
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