Why it's hard to find a technical cofounder - expectation

A developer will be expected to work their ass off turning ideas into awesome software. If you're not a developer, you must be prepared to bring an equal amount of energy and expertise to the table.   If you can communicate that commitment to your potential developer (technical co-founder), I suspect you'll have a much easier time getting them interested. - Josh Knowles (auscillate.com)

There is an expectation that developers should work through the night to get stuff done. That they should be on call 24/day to respond to any issues. There isn't that expectation for 'ideas people' or 'marketing people'. If you want to find a technical cofounder, you need to show that you're bringing something to the table