Network. Talk to people be it in chat on a social network on the people next to you on the highway. Reach out to people on HN. Search through Linked in and send messages. Search google for dev blogs and email them. Search github for people in your field.

Make connections however you can. That way if something does happen you can reach out to them to see if they know someone or might know someone who knows someone that can help.

Worked for me (and many others) in the past.