I'm a technical founder, looking for a co-founder. I have no way of assessing other non-technical co-founders, which pretty much limits my options to technical co-founders.<p>How often are there companies founded by dual technical co-founders? Google comes to mind.<p>It's going to be awkward talking to VCs while both of us are staring at our shoes.
Being a founder means being a jack of all trades, especially early on. So my advice would be to learn how to do it yourself. It might take you a few trials and errors, but that's ok.<p>You can find a list of 34 questions to ask to a potential co-founder here:<p><a href="http://fi.co/posts/34-questions-to-ask-a-potential-co-founder" rel="nofollow">http://fi.co/posts/34-questions-to-ask-a-potential-co-founde...</a><p><i></i>*<p>Another way is to delegate the task of interviewing a non-technical co-founder to a professional.
Good luck!