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==Variables which Distinguish Accelerators==
*Fixed Term
**Accelerators normally work with their cohorts for 3 months. This is a major factor which differentiates between an accelerator and any other member of a startup ecosystem. If on their website they mention either "3 months" or "12 weeks", it is extremely likely that the website belongs to an accelerator.
*Cohorts, Portfolio, Class, or Companies
**First potential variable that could link the websites of many different accelerators. The problem with this variable is that it is also used by numerous venture capital firms, which could potentially cause complications when attempting to pull only the sites of accelerators from a Google search. The word "cohort", however, would have an extremely high probability of identifying the website as belonging to an accelerator.
**This word appears at least one time on the home page of the vast majority of accelerator websites. The word "Accelerator" appears either as a link to another page on the website or in a title on the homepage of the website. Not many other websites contain this word on their homepage, especially not if one Googles something generic such as "Accelerators in the US".
*Fixed TermEducation and Mentorship**Accelerators normally work differ from incubators and angel investors in that they emphasize the education of the potential startup. They offer advice and intense mentorship from more experienced entrepreneurs within their staff, as well as many networking opportunities with their cohorts for 3 monthsthe outside world. This variable is a major factor which differentiates between an more difficult to find on the website of the accelerator and any other member of a startup ecosystem. If on their , but I believe that if the website they mention either includes numerous keywords such as "education", "3 monthsmentorship" , or "12 weeksnetworking opportunities", it would be somewhat safe to assume that the website is extremely likely that owned by an accelerator. A combination of any of these variables would very close to certainly identify the current website belongs as belonging to an accelerator.
