[ttaylorr]

I don't know if there is a good answer to this question simply because I don't think we're looking at it the right way.

In my mind, a product/business/whathaveyou should be a collaboration between two or three individuals, who, should the project grow, become cofounders.

I don't think the process should be:

  1) create idea
  2) idea becomes business
  3) "oh shit who will help me cofound this co.?"
  4) find cofounder through means described in this thread
  5) run successful business

...rather, the process should be:

  1) with friends, create idea
  2) develop idea
  3) create profitable business, with the aforementioned friends as cofounders.

In my mind, the later described process works with a high success rate since you have essentially "vetted" your friends in step 1. However, I don't know if you really can vet your friends against the challenges described in step 3, but perhaps that is what dooms a large percentage of startups.

Who knows.