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There are a bunch of startup communities you can join like YC's startup school, on deck, and Antler offers programs to connect people who want to start something together around just an idea. Many other structured programs exist too. If you're a technical founder, you'll likely be accepted because they never have enough.

Another way is to start working on something of your own, get some traction, and if you still want a co-founder, it will be easier to find someone after you reduced some risk.

You can also join different startup communities and reach out to people in a genuine way to network. You'll need to have a lot of convos. I recently did this and most people were mercenaries, not founders.

Make it known to friends that you're looking for one and ask them if they can recommend people.

It's a major commitment to work with a co-founder so there's no reason to rush it.

Make sure to go through this if you think you found someone who might be a fit: https://proof-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/firstround/50%20Questi...