Vanessa Richardson

Fitlosophy's increased 65 percent in six months, thanks to Shopify's e-commerce platform.

Use these tips to create a profile that will make investors swipe right.

Zenefits' new product can reduce the bimonthly task to less than five minutes, the company claims.

Want to be a successful entrepreneur? Start acting like one.

Splash is the first platform that allows users to manage the entire life-cycle of an event.

Piinpoint helps businesses choose where to open based on facts, not just intuition.

Prefundia offers investors a sneak peek at your idea before the funding search begins.

Mixpanel offers a Revenue Analytics tool that allows businesses to measure a customer's "lifetime value."

PivotDesk wants to play matchmaker for office space, helping fledgling companies find the right digs by connecting them with other businesses that are locked into long-term leases and have floor space to spare.

Call it crowdfunding 2.0. Established companies are using Kickstarter and the like to launch new products, paid for by a built-in customer base before they hit the production line.

If you don't want to give up control of your business to outside investors, consider crowdfunding and bootstrapping.

FundersClub helps facilitate financing in early-stage companies for small investors who want to make small investments.

How you fund your startup will play a deciding role in the company you build.

Betaworks calls itself a 'maker,' and so far they have helped build some of the social web's biggest companies including TweetDeck, Kickstarter and Tumblr.

A loan that provides capital in exchange for a fixed percentage of gross monthly revenue is gaining new traction among startups. For some borrowers, it can be an attractive alternative to a traditional bank loan.