[elbrodeur]

This is a question is sort of a chicken/egg problem. By the time you're ready to be a co-founder you usually are one or have been one before.

It's like being a parent, really: Reading every parenting book on the planet, getting a degree in Child Development and attending lamaze classes won't make you a good parent. Being a good parent will make you a good parent.

By all means strive; but by the time you're ready you'll probably find months or years of being a cofounder behind you.