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Incubator Classifier - Formulate baseline attributes (view source)
Revision as of 00:00, 29 March 2019
, 00:00, 29 March 2019→Working List of Attributes
==Background==
These baseline attributes are defined so that incubators can be separated from non-incubators, and high-growth tech incubators can be separated from other types of incubators. In order for that classification to work, the first question we had to answer was, what is an incubator ([[Defining Incubators]]). Using this definition, we were able to curate a list of variables to capture key features of an incubator (listed below). We wanted to be able to collect the data using web-scraping methods. The attributes are numeric, yes/no, or categorical.
==Characteristics Generally 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
#''Cohorts:'' Incubator does not have limited-duration programs that ventures enter and exit in groups, known as cohorts or batches.[https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/INOV_a_00184/ 1]
#''Application Process:'' Generally has a less selective, competitive admissions process than an accelerator
'''Sources:'''
[[:Incubator Definition Based on a Review of Definitions in the Literature]]
[[:Accelerator Definition Based on a Review of Definitions in the Literature]]
[[:Hub Definition Based on a Review of Definitions in the Literature]]
==Working List of Attributes==
