I'm in a similar spot. Below are some of my own experiences: Depending on the scope of your project that budget could certainly be reasonable. Here are some o

I'm in a similar spot. Below are some of my own experiences: Depending on the scope of your project that budget could certainly be reasonable. Here are some of my strategies: - I dont use E-lance to source talent. Rather, I use their escrow system to pay my non-US freelancers. (Escrow is a must-have for me). - There are lots of places to source good talent. You might be surprised what a good tweet with the right hashtags might bring back you. Try a tweet. Try to post something in your linkedin profile. - Go right to the communities of the frameworks/technologies you are using. For example, Appcelerator (my mobile tech of choice) has a small (but decent) community that is active with their own slack channel (ti-slack.slack.com). It is free to join up. IRC on freenode is also helpful. I'll drop you a line privately as well. Good luck out there -- would love to see what other HN'ers have to say as well.