I'm pessimistic enough to think that nowadays, due to social requirements for the saturated startup scene, that classic story of a single tech founder being matched with their biz cofounder via joining an incubator/accelerator is merely a myth of bygone days.
If you are currently unable to find a business development co-founder, and you are asking for assistance to find potential candidates, a goal-oriented environment or social mixer(s) sponsored by an accelerator/incubator may bear fruit regardless of whether you actually apply or go through with a program.
In other words, I'm thinking more of the peripheral social benefits (where "social" here means "expose oneself to possible business development co-founder candidates") than the actual programs themselves. Since it doesn't sound like you are sure what traits to look for, even if such a course of action doesn't turn up a good candidate, one hopes that you'll end up with a better idea at the end of the process; possibly worth putting aside the pessimism.
If you're feeling plucky or feel the opportunity cost of the search will be too great to bear due to a massive loss of momentum, you will probably need to try it alone for now to get a feel for the exact skillset a candidate could bring to the table.
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Wouldn't an incubator or accelerator be one (but not the only) alternative to explore? They may be able to assist.
I'm pessimistic enough to think that nowadays, due to social requirements for the saturated startup scene, that classic story of a single tech founder being matched with their biz cofounder via joining an incubator/accelerator is merely a myth of bygone days.
If you are currently unable to find a business development co-founder, and you are asking for assistance to find potential candidates, a goal-oriented environment or social mixer(s) sponsored by an accelerator/incubator may bear fruit regardless of whether you actually apply or go through with a program.
In other words, I'm thinking more of the peripheral social benefits (where "social" here means "expose oneself to possible business development co-founder candidates") than the actual programs themselves. Since it doesn't sound like you are sure what traits to look for, even if such a course of action doesn't turn up a good candidate, one hopes that you'll end up with a better idea at the end of the process; possibly worth putting aside the pessimism.
If you're feeling plucky or feel the opportunity cost of the search will be too great to bear due to a massive loss of momentum, you will probably need to try it alone for now to get a feel for the exact skillset a candidate could bring to the table.