Co-founders are by far the hardest part of starting a venture. Everyone has ideas, everyone has time and most of us have some money to invest in our own project

Co-founders are by far the hardest part of starting a venture. Everyone has ideas, everyone has time and most of us have some money to invest in our own projects. Finding a co-founder is something you can't control yourself so it's always the first big hurdle. The good news is that there are a ton of people just like you having trouble finding co-founders themselves. Great ways to meet them are: 1. Meetups. These days, services like Meetup make it easy to find meetings of people interested in the same things you are. Whatever area you think you'd like to start a company, start going to a meetup or start your own meetup. 2. Classes. Class is always a great way to meet people and work together. This doesn't need to be full time school, I've met great people in night classes (even in cooking classes). 3. Start blogging. If you start writing about the topics that interest you and start reading blogs by other people on the same topic you'll realize who is like-minded. It's a lot easier to know someone is the right fit if you've already read their thoughts on the matter. 4. Join a start up. This is the best option. Join an existing start up company. They are always full of people who are smart, take risks and will probably be interested in exploring your ideas with you. You can easily find start up companies in your area by browing the sites of nearby Venture Capital funds (see their investment portfolio) or searching Crunchbase. Hope this helps.