I knew, and still know, that finding individual programmers to join a new start-up would be difficult. So I started thinking, maybe I'm going about this the wrong way. I thought my only alternative was to seek out huge publishers. But then I realized that there must be hundreds of smaller independent groups out there that I could partner with. Anyway, my question is, is there some sort of a directory of independent developers? Where can I find more information on registered (is that the right word?) indies?

You might find some at http://forums.indiegamers.com

Or in the GameDev member list.