Honestly, this has been the hardest part for me in building a startup.<p>Especially interested in personal stories of people who found a technical co-founder or technical co-founders who were enticed to join another person's company.<p>In my own learning - and in contexts like this (hacker news), I find that my strategies are best informed by hearing other people's stories. I've read all the books and blogs, but it's also useful to hear personal examples.<p>Things I've tried
-lots of networking
-messaging engineers on LinedIn at similar companies and having coffee
-asking incredibly well connected people who support my work (CTOs at some of the most successful companies in the world) to make intros.
-doing trial projects with people
-asking advisors who are techies
-asking friends who just sold their companies
-asking engineers from companies that just had big layoffs<p>Things I haven't tried
-asking a sibling/childhood friend<p>Pro of not having a technical co-founder: I've had to ramp up a lot on my own knowledge of technology and not build up too soon<p>Con: Much better to have someone with in-depth years of experience, vision for scaling technology to reach millions of users.<p>One of the biggest challenges has been someone quitting after six months to return to a 9-5 job. In the beginning, the idea of building a company was exciting for them, but when they saw the reality of it, the possibility of failure and the potential of massive success, they got scared.<p>Not everyone has the stubbornness and appetite for risk necessary to be a founder.<p>So, in a nutshell, I'm curious to hear your stories if you had success in this, especially if it was hard in the beginning.<p>I am fully aware that this may be entirely due to some personal failing, but some mentors have suggested that it's just hard and I need to keep trying, which is why I'm asking for stories.<p>Also open to not having a technical co-founder. I've built the whole platform myself and it works and is growing. But still...<p>Thanks so much for your insights - and especially personal stories in this area.