[vetleen]

I used this and a bit of playing around, to learn the basics of python/programing: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput...

However, I wonder if learning to program is really the best use of your time. Have you considered finding a co-founder? There are many good programmers out there that are eager to do a startup, so it’s clearly an option for you to use the money you are planning on using to outsource the job to get a co-founder instead, which you can then pay, and that can maybe even put some of his own time in there.