Get some partners – you will need them. One thing I learned with our startup is that so little of it is about the technology (i.e. “the app”) and the idea, but

Get some partners – you will need them. One thing I learned with our startup is that so little of it is about the technology (i.e. “the app”) and the idea, but instead it is all about getting your idea to market. To do that, you need people with good business heads, proven experience, relationships and yes, money. This is typically why first timers are so protective of their ideas where those with a bit of experience realize that there is more value in sharing the idea than there is risk in someone else taking it and running with it. (see comment by mkeblx.) Again, because the idea is not the most important thing, execution is what is important. Take the computer mouse for example. Doug Engelbart came up with the idea 20 years before it ever came into mainstream use. Engineers and technologists like us seem to inherently believe that good ideas will naturally rise to the top, when really what often makes ideas reach the top has to do more with timing, marketing, and the confluence of many other events that are ancillary to the idea. Was VHS better than Beta? Was Windows better than Apple? Was Word better than WordPerfect? So, as others have recommended, get some partners. Get other people as excited and passionate about the idea as you are, don’t worry about who gets the credit, and you will accomplish amazing things. And, how much start-up capital do you need?