There are “studios” that have been setup inside a few accelerators that would be the only way I’d do this. They aren’t cheap, but they’re generally people with

There are “studios” that have been setup inside a few accelerators that would be the only way I’d do this. They aren’t cheap, but they’re generally people with some startup experience who know how to crank out code and not give you as many headaches along the way. I would not use a random contractor, and would only use the above as a last resort. It’s cliched, but if you can’t convince a technical person or two to join your team early and go in with you on it, it’s going to be tough to convince others too. Think of getting a few people who know how to build things as your first investors (even if you’re paying them... you should be paying them unless you are splitting equity like founders).