Noooooo, don't leave Seattle! <grin> Why exactly wouldn't you apply for YC funding? Would get you rice and beans money and 3 month trip to startup school in

Noooooo, don't leave Seattle! <grin> Why exactly wouldn't you apply for YC funding? Would get you rice and beans money and 3 month trip to startup school in CA... If you get selected, of course. It sounds like your core unmet need is a technical co-founder. If finding a technical co-founder is your highest priority, you should be able to find one in Seattle. Every event I go to I meet scads of "I work at Amazon/MS ad I'm just seeing what's out there" type of coders. How many of those have you talked to? Why aren't they jumping on board? Like any other marketing, if you aren't getting a ton of nibbles with smaller audience (Seattle), expanding to a larger audience might not be the answer. It might be smart to address your idea or how you're pitching it. All that being said, SF looks pretty cool. :-)