Something else I forgot which I'm going to try: use something like meetup.com to find a few startup groups in your vicinity and go to one or two. I think it wil

Something else I forgot which I'm going to try: use something like meetup.com to find a few startup groups in your vicinity and go to one or two. I think it will help break the taboo a bit and make it easier in the future to talk to strangers about your idea (face to face or online).