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But caveat emptor. The reason people have technical co-founders isn't because they hate having equity in their soon-to-be-unicorn startup; it's because if you're not technical to know exactly what to ask for, how to evaluate it and what is rational in terms of hours/rate, you stand a good chance of losing a lot of money and getting very, very little in return.

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Thanks for the advice. I agree with you about the value of a technical co-founder. My preference would be to have a technical co-founder. However, I've personally experienced that its 'easy' to find a technical co-founder, but its incredibly difficult to be 100% compatible and you only find that you are not compatible by 'dating'. And you do need to be very compatible for the partnership to benefit the start-up and not jeopardize the start-up either directly or by being a distraction if it starts to go sour. The 'dating' aspect wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that I'm under some element of time pressure, and 'serial dating' can be a death sentence. Perhaps there are some approaches along the spectrum of co-founder - hiring contractor that i'm should be exploring. Thanks again for your thoughts