I think the PG essay you're referring to is http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html, which includes literally the si

I think the PG essay you're referring to is http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfaq.html, which includes literally the single line "the best way to meet co-founders is to go to school with them." While this is almost certainly true, it isn't exactly actionable advice -- either the OP is still in university, in which case she's already looking amongst her classmates, or she's graduated, in which case it's too late. Although going back to do a postgraduate degree and intentionally looking out for co-founders is a perfectly valid tactic, so I guess there is something actionable about it.