''*'' This definition will be updated/modified as we determine other characteristics that we want to include!!!
==''Characteristics Generally Characteristics Used to Differentiate an Incubator from an Accelerator''==
#''Duration:'' Startups at an incubator generally do not all stay for the same fixed duration; Incubator does not have a fixed graduation date for its startups or has a program that lasts longer than one year
#''Investment:'' Incubator does not invest directly in the company or take equity in its startups