At the risk of sounding glib, I've found that asking people with the right skillset who happen to be of the female persuasion works pretty well. I got the 33%

At the risk of sounding glib, I've found that asking people with the right skillset who happen to be of the female persuasion works pretty well. I got the 33% of our team (1/3) to join by saying "So, Meagan, interested in helping Mike and I start a company?"