I have the idea but getting the idea onto a website and making it work is what I’m having trouble with Having an idea is worth nothing. Creating that idea is e

I have the idea but getting the idea onto a website and making it work is what I’m having trouble with Having an idea is worth nothing. Creating that idea is everything. Unless you have other talents besides being an idea man, no engineer worth his salt will work with you. That being said, there are a few avenues you can look into. The first, and most obvious, is to pay a programmer. Easier said than done, as there are a ton of startups that are willing to pay market rate + benefits and bonuses just to get good programmers (See Hipser giving $10,000 and PBR for a year to anyone they hire) The second is to get a friend to help you out, or convince someone to work for you. Very difficult, but they might agree to this, on the assumption that they get a majority of the equity. I mean, implementation of the website is huge over just having an idea, so it actually makes sense that they would get the majority of equity. Finally, one of the best ways I've found was to learn programming. Yes it sucks, and yes it won't be perfect, but if you just get a prototype up that shows what you attempt to accomplish, programmers will be much more willing to sit down and talk with you. You can go to events and stuff and talk to people, but to be honest, I've heard many people pitch me their next "grand" idea, they just needed someone to program it for them, who will work for little or no money, and little equity.