Do you have already an idea to offer to your cofounder to build it together? Do you need a partner from US or ..? Make these questions clear to make people able to answer.
Actually you don't need a technical cofounder. Building things with a cofounder is fun, motivational, interesting and he/she could be also a inspirational non-technical cofounder which you can work with. You can always hire a developer or learn to code yourself.
I do have an idea I would like to work on. Something that fits very well with YC or possibly another incubator. The reason I would need an incubator is because it is a social networking type of app, (though I hate to draw the image of a Facebook or Twitter clone) and would be difficult to monetize without a gaining fair bit of traction first, not for the lack of a possible business model. I think the best way that I can describe it is that it is something that I myself wish had existed and would love to use.
I didn't specify a location because it isn't extremely important, but I would prefer to have a partner in the NY/NJ area where I live or the Boston area where I go to college. I prefer working with people face-to-face, but have no problems working remotely from time to time either. The main reason I want a US partner is because I would like to be able to go to an incubator together, or any other things we may feel are great opportunities.
The reason I want a partner is precisely for the reasons you mentioned. I want someone who will help me learn, motivate each other, and ultimately wants to try and accomplish something awesome!
Sounds great. You have passion about startups. But please think twice about your idea of social networking. After color.com failure VC don't accept startups about social networks so much. I recommend you to read this article. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/160/bill-nguyen-startups
Very interesting read. I understand completely and that is why I was hesitant to call it a social networking app. I feel that is ultimately what it would be categorized as, but it would be much more than that. In addition to that I have a couple of thoughts on how to overcome the chicken-and-egg problem. Hopefully a working demo, and a large enough user base can offset the bias against social networking apps(I use that term loosely).
the best way to find a technical cofounder from HN is to browse people by localization and skills on this site: http://hackernewsers.com/users.html good luck! (I live in Germany, otherwise would like to help)
Actually you don't need a technical cofounder. Building things with a cofounder is fun, motivational, interesting and he/she could be also a inspirational non-technical cofounder which you can work with. You can always hire a developer or learn to code yourself.