Being that I am just on the other side of your situation:

1. Your concern is not finding a very good hacker who will implement your idea. Your concern is getting your idea nailed down and showing hackers that YOU drive value. (Hackers have great ideas too, can build it, and don't have to share, so why is yours better?) --I solved this problem by getting a major corp. and name-brand school interested.

2. Great quote: "People rarely have time for their own great ideas, they sure don't care about yours" --Aka don't worry about them stealing your idea, 99% is execution and getting them to sign something == you signing your own death warrant.

Hope that helps.

Idea theft is something many people freak about, but in actuality it happens more infrequently than you think.

I have visited several inventor's guilds where complete strangers meet up and share ideas. At my first meeting I expected to sign some sort of non-disclosure or confidentiality document to protect others' ideas, but I never did! Several of the inventors explained why:

1.) If your idea is truly good, then only you know how to immediately implement it. You will be hard-pressed to find someone that thinks exactly like you and will be able to discover the nuances of your idea. Still exercise a little caution when explaining an idea and don't give away the punchline too early!

2.) Execution is always the key to success and frankly, you would be surprised by how few people there are who have the time and resources to effectively implement your idea. Chances are, those who try, will only scratch the surface of your idea's potential.

3.) If by some freakish chance someone does end up implementing your idea in the exact manner as you had dreamed, then you just found yourself a partner!

Hansy, very well said and all points well taken.

You said "only you know how to immediately implement it", but my problem is I am not aware of web technologies and how to market it. I come from a different programming world of C/C++. Thats why I am looking for hackers as partners who can implement my ideas.

will be cautious and wont give away the punchline too early.

Since I'm actually in the process of building a site that helps you find co-founders, I've just set up a Facebook page that you can "like" to get an announcement when the site is up:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-a-co-founder/155551604502...

(I'm using a Facebook page for this because I haven't decided on a domain name yet, and if I were to ask people to sign up for an announcement email list, some people would be hesitant to provide their email address, I guess).

If you are seriously looking for a cofounder, it would help if you posted your idea. You don't just want someone with experience, you want someone who has as much of a passion for your idea as you do.

It is also important to realize that an idea is worth next to nothing (and that many people have probably thought of the idea before you). What matters is the implementation and your ability to deliver what users want.

Posting my Idea is no problem. I can provide the abstract of my idea. But I would like to hear from other hackers about their approach. I second your point on Idea execution.

I am true believer of “Ideas are just a multiplier of execution”. - Derek Sivers

You have to give the very good hackers with previous startup experience some sort of indication of why they would want to give up whatever they're doing to partner with you. Otherwise they're not going to get as far as sending you their photos and lists of earlier creations.

Start learning how to code and try and flesh out your idea/app on your own. This will give you a better perspective from which to interact with potential founders and go a long way towards helping you flesh out your idea.

There have been a few previous submissions and threads on this question - you might want to look up some of the previous discussions. Here are some of them:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2073239 Guide to Finding a Technical Co-Founder

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2056630 Can't Find a Technical Co-Founder? Do It Yourself

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2018618 Non-programmer founders: learn code first, find tech co-founder(s) after?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1983569 Finding co-founders, where and how

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1882090 How to Find a Technical Co-Founder

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1872960 Finding a Technical Co-Founder

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1866516 Dont look for a co-founder. Find a Right Hand Man

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1823724 Find Co-Founders, Don't Get Screwed

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1820875 Not in the Valley? How do you find co-founders?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1779750 How To REALLY Find A Technical Co-Founder

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1779092 How find co-founder online?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1778191 Ask HN: Finding a Co-Founder at a Hackerspace

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1689751 Can't Find a Technical Co-Founder? Do It Yourself

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1677066 Network Launches to Help Entrepreneurs Find Co-founders

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1576186 Last Call: Pitch to find a Co-Founder at The Founder Conference

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1575105 Does "finding co-founders" ever work?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1567469 Ask HN: Where is the best place to find a co-founder?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1512715 How to find a co-founder

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1511965 Ask HN: How do you find/meet tech co-founders outside of the hotspots?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1509775 Finding the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1373858 Strategies for Finding the Co-Founder of Your Dreams

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1367637 FoodSpotting founder on finding co-founder, marketing & female entrepreneurs

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1347723 Ask HN: How do I find the right co-founder?

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1307167 Help a Startup Out - Get feedback, find co-founders, find advisors, etc.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1297382 Ask HN: Where To Find Design Founders

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1294713 Vokle founder: how to find great programmers & making the most from events

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1238947 Ask HN: I'd like to find Co-Founder(s) / Developers

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1086852 How to Find the Ideal Co-founder: A Seattle Startup Experiment

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=912667 Find a co-founder with this new MeetUp

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=876010 Finding Your Co-Founders

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=849737 Ask HN: Finding Developer/Engineer Co-Founder?

woah the item id of the links are sorted! can't be a coincidence, right?

Extracted programmatically, then roughly checked by hand. A few removed that were genuinely irrelevant, but I can't guarantee that they're all good.

But to some extent, that's not my job. The OP should now check the info there and see if it's of any use. Ideally they could provide a summary of the information they feel is relevant, and then we'd have a potentially useful resource.

I was not saying anything about the relevance of the links. All I pointed was that the id# are sorted (order). You extracted it programmatically makes it clear :)

Great job. checked almost all posts. very informative. Thanx.

[Edit] Adding something about me: I am not aware of web technologies, its implementation and how to market it. I come from a different programming world of C/C++. Thats why I am looking for hackers as partners who can partner and implement my ideas.