You have to ooze enthusiasm and passion to REALLY get other people motivated to do things with you. I spoke with a man 8 years my senior with far more experien

You have to ooze enthusiasm and passion to REALLY get other people motivated to do things with you. I spoke with a man 8 years my senior with far more experience than me and convinced him to drop everything to work on a project with me. Encourage them, be more than co-workers with them. You have to put as much (if not more) time into your partners as you do your startup if you are the head founder. Also, there are a lot of flaky people who say "great idea, I'll help" and then do not do anything. That is neither your fault nor anything new. If you truly can't find anyone - just do it yourself. Saves the equity and frustration.