Accelerators vs Incubators What is the difference? #chinaccelerator

1. Accelerators
vs.
Incubators

2. Where the average idea goes to survive,
usually for far too long
Helps scalable startups grow faster
VS
Incubators
Accelerators

3. Often a real estate biz model, trying to build a localized
startup scene to attract large tech companies because of
the ‘talent pool’ there
An investment model designed to ‘pressure cook’ solutions and
founders to find the most valuable investment opportunities to
pour more funding into.
VS
Incubators
Accelerators

4. VS
“We’ll give you workspace and money for free. Call us if you
need anything.”
“We’ll provide an amazing mentor network, access to industry
leaders, a vibrant collaborative ecosystem to work in, and a
Demo Day to pitch dozens of investors and media. We’ll also
give you enough cash to live off of while you’re here.”
Accelerators
Incubators

5. VS
“We'll make intros to PR folks and lawyers if you
want -- it's optional.”
“We'll bring lawyers and marketing folks in to give you ridiculously
actionable talks and allow you to ask them whatever you'd like. But
you don't have to hire them.”
Accelerators
Incubators

6. VS
“Stay as long as you want. We hope you become successful.”
“You've got 90 days to kill it. We expect massive iteration out of your
team. We believe in you.”
Accelerators
Incubators

7. VS
“We foster small business creation with a joint partnership between the
county, the state, and a consortium of regional nonprofits dedicated to
sparking job and economic growth.”
“We fund you, connect you, and drown you with mentoring and
knowledge. We help you kick ass and we’ll kick your ass daily to get
there.”
Accelerators
Incubators

8. VS
“Clean tech? Super cool, it’s all the rage. We'll help by
incubating them!”
“Clean tech? Astoundingly tough to launch. No ROI. Exit is a long shot
at best. Not a good fit for us, sorry.”
Accelerators
Incubators

9. @chinaccelerator everywhere