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Hi,
Most accelerators these days would like to see some form of prototype (and in some cases, preference for traction). There are hardware focused accelerators such as http://brinc.io/
Heading out to MIT would be a great idea, as they have the resources that would allow you to further prototype/build your idea.
The chances of building a successful hardware startup are increased these days with fundraising avenues such as kickstarter, though it'll likely still require a lot of hard work - check out this video of Jawbone's founder on his hardware startup journey that spanned more than a decade - http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec17/
Cheers,
Alex
Most accelerators these days would like to see some form of prototype (and in some cases, preference for traction). There are hardware focused accelerators such as http://brinc.io/
Heading out to MIT would be a great idea, as they have the resources that would allow you to further prototype/build your idea.
The chances of building a successful hardware startup are increased these days with fundraising avenues such as kickstarter, though it'll likely still require a lot of hard work - check out this video of Jawbone's founder on his hardware startup journey that spanned more than a decade - http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec17/
Cheers,
Alex
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There are a few ways to getting the ball rolling.
1. In the interim, you are technically the sole founder, and while waiting for a the right person or team, you can play the role of the tech co-founder. This opens up various learning opportunities for yourself, both in understanding how you can build the app yourself (by picking up some basic programming via programs such as codecademy.com, teamtreehouse.com or the various MaGIC programming bootcamps and workshops. By participating in the workshops, you'll likely meet like minded folks who are learning to build, but also, the instructors can generally provide you further pointers on who you could speak with that they know might be looking for something to work on.
2. Be part of the community - physical. There are hackathons, co-working spaces (there's one at MaGIC) and meetups. Go to everyone of them and check things out. Before Ching Wei started working on iMoney - he was hanging out at StartupMamak. If you have picked up enough HTML/CSS and some backend programming to build a simple app, that can make a lot of difference with the hackathon teams. Start winning some hackathons and then invite the team together for a follow-up, for example, there's an upcoming startup accelerator program coming up at MaGIC that's called MAP - http://map.mymagic.my
3. Further validate your idea. While its great to have some anecdotal insights based on your research, consider spending further resources to validating the idea in a larger pool. See if you could scale up further research to the point that your offering would allow you to collect some upfront payment from your target customer market. This is also known as the "Kickstarter way" - because if you have a project that already has very viable traction (pre-orders), when you do meet with capable developers, your project would stand out. Great developers receive offers all the time and from their point of view, they'd like to work on an idea that could scale and with fellow co-founders who can really get things done. (If you have explored step #1 for a while and become known as a developer, you'll probably see some proposals floating your way).
All the best.
Cheers,
Alex