Meeting entrepreneurial people is critical to being successful in the startup world. You need mentors, partners, and teammates to make your vision a reality.

The best way to finding a community is by finding local influencers. Use the internet: facebook, linkedin, twitter, and entrepreneurship blogs. Find out who the big shots are and where they hang out, then you’re guaranteed to find a bunch of lesser big shots.

There is also three reliable places I know to find entrepreneurial communities.

1. Major universities and their entrepreneurship clubs, programs, and department activities
2. Meetup.com groups
3. Co-working spaces

The great thing about co-working is not only that you get to know people on an everyday personal basis, but also that you can shop around and find a space with people that you would like advice/help from without having to recruit them to your team.

SparkSpace NYC is an awesome co-working space/incubator that is also a few doors down from VC firm Rose Tech Ventures. Not only does it offer advantages from a capital standpoint, but also from a selection one.

Seed Funding Programs are also great, but the draw backs are that you have to apply for them months in advance and they accept more early stage entrepreneurs. You should aim to find people who have already accomplished something similar to your primary goal.