Largely self-taught here. I highly recommend giving it a go. There are so many resources for free or very cheap online now that you can get to the point where you can build something on your own. At the very least it will allow you to show a really minimum viable product to a more experienced developer who is more likely to decide to jump in since you already showed commitment and capability to learn (versus the "Dude I have this killer idea! Just build it for me!").