Well, to quote PG, if you can't convince at least one other person to commit to your idea then perhaps your idea is not that great (or you haven't talked to rig

Well, to quote PG, if you can't convince at least one other person to commit to your idea then perhaps your idea is not that great (or you haven't talked to right people). I wouldn't call myself "great" but while I'm always busy working on something I'm willing to drop everything else and stick to something if I believe in the potential of the idea. The only times I turn something down is if I'm working on something that I believe has a higher chance of success (or that I enjoy a lot more). Perhaps you need to work at your idea more and get something that you can show potential co-founders. Be careful however of picking just anyone as friction between founders can be fatal. It might not be a bad idea to get someone to help out part time for a mix of cash and equity (I'm guessing more equity than cash since you say you need funding). Once this person gets more familiar with what you are doing he/she might become interested in joining you full-time and at that point you will have had a chance to evaluate how valuable of a co-founder this person would be. I wouldn't worry about the October 11th deadline, focus on your idea, you can always apply next time.