==''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
#''Cohorts:'' Incubator does not have limited-duration programs is that ventures enter and exit in groups, known as cohorts or batches.[https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/INOV_a_00184/ 1]