Thank you for asking your question here on Clarity. The healthy discussion will also benefit many members of the community. The first company that I built and successfully sold, a BBS turned ISP (aka "Internet Service Provider", more here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/exitcoach), was indeed a "rad...
To formulate a strategy that is a match for the outcome you are trying to accomplish we would have to further understand your business model, the issues you are encountering, and many other business specific questions. I would love to help and talk further about this.
This seems to be very interesting but I think you should stay away from most VCs who are mostly focus in IT etc. My expertise resides in VC funding in IT so I can't really help with Lobster but if you have decent financials of last year, you can probably go to the Angel route for a small round. ...
You want to do something effectively... And spend no money doing it? That's not only impossible but it is the wrong way to think. It will cost you much more money in the long run. Marketing is an INVESTMENT. Not an expense. You are among for the best ROI, not the cheapest initial cost. The che...