Finding the right co-founder can be hard depending on who you are and who you know. If you can't manage to find someone, hiring the right person (or people) mig

Finding the right co-founder can be hard depending on who you are and who you know. If you can't manage to find someone, hiring the right person (or people) might do, and you can always shift an ideal candidate into the co-founder position after working together for a while. It all depends on what resources you have available and how much you can do yourself. Although my experience is limited I am in precisely the same situation these days. I have spent about six months looking for the right technical co-founder. I can't hire at standard developer wages and would prefer some help with the heavy lifting (my skill set is more design and business-oriented). Searching for the ideal candidate has been a time-consuming process involving countless emails, numerous in-person meetings/interviews, filling out profiles, applying for founder matchmaker services, etc. It has been a time sink much like fundraising... only I haven't found a co-founder. Instead, I'll be bootstrapping as a single founder for as long as I need to (or can). I figure that since I have the capacity to start building the product envision I may as well get moving. I can always take on a co-founder later, after I have more to show.