I am nearing completion of the technical & design aspects of my startup; something in the personal-growth space. I'm not starving, but not long on cash either. The particular startup is really targeted at generating revenue, not growing fast and flipping.
I can think of a few reasons why bringing on a partner would help.
Moral support
Share the financial burden
Possible expertise in marketing or the self-help market
Extra pair of hands dealing with customers and marketing tasks
On the down side, as a revenue startup the lighter the load the lower the bar for success needs to be. And to make it worth their while I'd have to give up quite a lot of equity.
Opinions? Alternatives?
The nasty problem I see here is the same as the usual big one for those seeking a technical co-founder: if you don't already know this person, what are the odds you're going to find a right one? This is something like a marriage without the usual benefit of dating etc. ahead of time and if you pick wrong it's very unlikely your venture will survive.