For those curious like I was, here's the link to the discussion referenced...

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1506767

Out of curiosity, how long have you known each other (perhaps defined by when you first received an email from him via your HN submission and when you considered him a co-founder)?

I'd love to know this as well. Also, was their any specific criteria besides technical and that you got along with him when evaluating him as a co-founder? Are you located near each other (i.e. same city) or working remotely? Very cool story, thanks for sharing!

Do you have the content of the original post?

Did I miss a link to your current startup?

Great story ... I also posted on HN in frustration, nearly ready to throw in the towel on my programming career.

The resultant feedback completely changed my outlook and I haven't looked back since ... here it is:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1815395

Very interesting story. I went to a ruby meetup event and they told me the best way to build a team is to post what I have so far on GitHub. Just another thought for others looking for technical co-founders.

nice story and congratulations!