Sort of an off-the-wall idea: Do some kind of event, maybe a promotional thing connected with the business model of your intended product. Or maybe a hackathon or competition of some sort with a cash prize. It can let you find people who are keen, willing to get out there, and you can interact with them to try to ensure a good fit. Most startups fizzle out. In any early-stage thing, you need some initial folks with open-ended skills - willingness to work hard to learn new tech, and ability to see thru the clutter to get to a working result. Virtually any code you need can be found now on github, right? So for your first guys(or gals), you want folks with a prospectors mindset. And that means you will have focus now on prospecting also. Since everything is changing fast now, the town or city you are in can help - people in same profession tend to cluster. Figure out where the clusters are (Universities, big shared workspaces, etc.) and put the word out and describe what you are looking for. And remember that randomness is a good friend. If one looks at success stories, random contacts - at conferences, coffee-shops, etc., often figure in the process. Best of luck!