Tons of red flags here, man. Talking about how you're an idea guy, insisting on a strict NDA, making grandiose claims with no evidence, expecting people to fly to you for this idea. Any software engineer worth their salt would have nothing to do with you based on this post. Sorry, but it's true.
in addition to being a software engineer, I'm an amateur musician and artist
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I'm just a senior software engineer with an idea
In order for you to be anything to anyone who matters, you need to be more than a guy with an idea. That immediately puts you in the same bucket as most people, who have "great ideas" all the time.
"But mine is different!" No doubt. They all think that too.
But you're in luck: you're a freaking artist and software engineer.
BUILD A PROTOTYPE.
Actually, a huge red flag here is that this is "5 years in the making" and you don't mention anything that you've produced beyond the idea.
Shut up and build something, then go find someone to help you take it to the next level. And don't ask for an NDA, it just makes you look like an amateur.
in addition to being a software engineer, I'm an amateur musician and artist
...
I'm just a senior software engineer with an idea
In order for you to be anything to anyone who matters, you need to be more than a guy with an idea. That immediately puts you in the same bucket as most people, who have "great ideas" all the time.
"But mine is different!" No doubt. They all think that too.
But you're in luck: you're a freaking artist and software engineer.
BUILD A PROTOTYPE.
Actually, a huge red flag here is that this is "5 years in the making" and you don't mention anything that you've produced beyond the idea.
Shut up and build something, then go find someone to help you take it to the next level. And don't ask for an NDA, it just makes you look like an amateur.