First, validate your idea. Do you think it's good, or do you have people outside your circle of friends and family saying it's good (and ideally, telling you th

First, validate your idea. Do you think it's good, or do you have people outside your circle of friends and family saying it's good (and ideally, telling you they'd use/pay for it)? If not, that's your first step: http://swombat.com/2010/12/20/how-to-validate-a-startup-idea http://swombat.com/2010/12/20/how-to-validate-a-startup-idea If you're beyond this, hire someone to make a minimum viable product (MVP). You can either pay somene's market price (odesk, elance, forrst and similar are okay places to find'em, although be careful in selecting/vetting the people), or offer them some partnership. In the latter case, keep in mind you're asking them to invest in your idea - you have to convince them (why) your idea is good and that you can execute on the business side (or whichever angle you'd be covering). And whatever you do, please don't try the "do it for free, there will be more work coming" or "it's going to look good in your portfolio" route.