I have an idea that takes a new approach to teaching programming and development online. I've never seen anything anywhere similar to it (and I do know of a lot of these sites http://goo.gl/W0UQNq )<p>I've been sitting on this idea for over a year now and occasionally add a few notes to my overall vision.<p>I've built two websites, but nothing to the dynamic level that I'm thinking of. This would be something that would require a few people working together even at its basic level. I once tried to outsource getting something in place, but my $5,000 budget was outbidded. (I now have a $7,000 budget but I don't think that's big enough.)<p>What I'd like to know from HN is how I can find either people willing to help with this, where to find investors or anything that could help me get started.
I believe 7k is good enough money to put together a MVP if you know little bit of programming. Or talk to a programmer and convince him to work on this project on a 50% partnership along with 5k monetary compensation. I believe if you contact few programmers and clearly express your idea and where will it go in long term then somebody is going to help you. At least to build a MVP which you can test to see if it has any potential to go anywhere.
Have you validated your idea by asking your peers if they would be willing to pay for your service?<p>This would be my first step before committing several thousands of dollars to an idea.