For two decades, "find a technical co-founder" was the standard advice for non-technical founders. It was never really about partnership — it was a workaround for a tooling gap.
What the co-founder was really for
You didn't need a co-founder. You needed someone who could turn your idea into a working product without a six-month detour. That's a tooling problem, and tooling problems get solved.
When you can describe what you want and get a real, tested, hosted site back, the calculus changes. You can keep your equity, keep your direction, and bring on partners because you want them — not because you're stuck.
Spend the equity on the idea
Use the room this gives you to validate faster, talk to customers sooner, and change your mind cheaply. The best reason to find a co-founder is still a good one. "I can't build it myself" is no longer it.