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How to Find a Technical Cofounder
What you'll learn Where the 50,000 unmet technical cofounders in your market actually hang out, and how to make one say yes without paying $0. Why it matters 60-70% of founders are non-technical. Finding a technical cofounder is the #1 blocker between 'idea' and 'shipping product'. The playbook 1) Where they are — GitHub India, TryHackMe leaderboards, Reddit r/developersIndia, Product Hunt maker profiles, ex-Zerodha/Razorpay/Cred employee lists on LinkedIn. 2) Where they are NOT — LinkedIn cold DMs (99% ignored), college placement cells, freelancer marketplaces. 3) The offer — 30-50% equity + no salary for 6 months + shared vision doc + 90-day mutual trial. 4) What kills the deal — 'trust me bro' pitches, no domain expertise, no user validation done. 5) Give them proof (waitlist of 200+, 10 user interviews) before asking for a lifetime commitment. Common mistakes Offering under 20% equity (insulting). Skipping the trial period (locks you into wrong person). Pitching before you've validated the problem. Next action Search GitHub for developers who starred repos in your problem space. DM 20 with a specific, personal, 3-sentence pitch. Aim for 2 replies.