IncubatorsEmily Canal How to Choose Between Incubators and AcceleratorsThe line between the two is blurry--pick the right one for your business.
IncubatorsJessica Stillman This Is the No. 1 Sign a Founder Will Succeed, According to a Former Y Combinator PartnerNope, it's got nothing to do with prestigious degrees or a past stint at Google.
InnovateNicolas Cole Startup Accelerators Are on the Rise. Here's What They're Doing to the EconomyInnovation hubs take coordination.
IncubatorsGraham Winfrey Why Shark Tank's Daymond John Is Getting Into the Incubator GameIn an exclusive interview with Inc., the Fubu founder talked about his plans to open a startup incubator to help the next generation of entrepreneurs.
IncubatorsGraham Winfrey Why Techstars Is Doubling Down on Helping Young StartupsDavid Cohen's accelerator has acquired UP Global, the non-profit for entrepreneurs first started by Steve Case.
IncubatorsJohn Brandon Which Accelerator Program Is Right for Your Company?A handy guide to finding the perfect fit.
IncubatorsChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Sam Altman's Next Big Move for Y CombinatorThe new head of the renowned startup accelerator is spinning the elite startup bootcamp into an official Stanford University course--free for anyone to view online. Why would he do this? He wants more startups.
IncubatorsRobin D. Schatz How to Pick the Right AcceleratorAsk the right question before joining an accelerator or you risk your company's future.
IncubatorsNorm Brodsky Are Accelerators Worth It?Accelerators offer major benefits for startups. Norm Brodsky thinks that money is the least important one.
Small Business WeekChristine Lagorio-Chafkin 2.5 Million Reasons It's Good to Run a Business Incubator Speaking at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters to launch Small Business Week, Maria Contreras-Sweet announces the Small Business Administration will award 50 prizes to foster geographic and gender diversity among startups.
Small Business WeekIlan Mochari Uber Co-founder Raises $50 Million From Dream Team of InvestorsInvestors include Google board member Ram Shriram, Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson, HP CEO Meg Whitman, Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, and author Tim Ferriss.
Small Business WeekIlan Mochari Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught--Or Only Lived?Boston's Emerson College announced the launch of The Emerson Accelerator, a two-year, extracurricular program providing funding and space for students to launch businesses. Here's what you can learn from it.
Incubators How Young Entrepreneurs Bring Hope and Enterprise to IndiaEach year, several hundred young Indians traverse their vast country by rail, developing ideas for new enterprises designed to create jobs and foster development.
Incubators There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be a Young Person With a Big IdeaWhat a band of Millennial entrepreneurs on a train can teach us about entrepreneurship in today's America.
IncubatorsIlan Mochari 3 Launch Lessons from Idealab's Bill GrossFew people know more about helping startups boom than the founder of business incubator Idealab.
Incubators Richard Branson: 'Become Part of the Next Entrepreneurial Revolution'The Virgin Group founder explains the importance of nurturing and learning from young entrepreneurs to make a profit--and a difference.
IncubatorsChris Heivly Starting a Company? Embrace the Power of ManyHere's why company founders shouldn't isolate themselves as they build. It's better to create an environment that supports and embraces the power of many.
IncubatorsChris Heivly Practice, Practice, PracticeYou're young, you're motivated, you're smart--but you aren't really prepared. At the most difficult moments in business, there is no substitute for experience.
IncubatorsHoward Tullman How to Deal With Marginal MentorsThe "mentors" who pop in and out of accelerator programs are a mixed bag at best. Here's how to get the most out of them.
IncubatorsChris Heivly What Will You Sell Today?No matter the business, no matter the stage of the business, that's the single most pressing question. Here's why.
IncubatorsIssie Lapowsky Paul Graham Responds to Founder Accents BacklashThe Y Combinator co-founder addresses the controversy surrounding his recent comments in an Inc interview. about why founders with foreign accents are less successful.
IncubatorsChris Heivly How to Get Through Founders' DespairNearly every entrepreneur passes through a place of despair. Here, from someone who's been there, are tips for getting to the other side.
IncubatorsIssie Lapowsky 4 Startup Trends From DreamIt Ventures Demo DayHere's what you missed at the New York City accelerator's annual Demo Day.
StartupChris Heivly You Said What to an Investor?Not everyone is going to like your idea, but don't be a jerk. Only a fool burns bridges.
IncubatorsJennifer Alsever You Don't Need to Drop Out of College to Start Your BusinessThere are tons of new funding opportunities for undergrad entrepreneurs.
IncubatorsDarren Dahl Is Wall Street the Best Start-Up Incubator?Five former investment bankers explain how their experience at big banks helped them become better entrepreneurs.
IncubatorsGarry Tan Tap Into Y Combinator's Contrarian ThinkingAs an investor, I've learned some fascinating lessons from some of the world's fastest growing marketplaces.
IncubatorsElaine Pofeldt 3 College-Town Incubators to WatchAmerica's college towns are perfect spots for fresh ideas and innovation. Here are three incubators to watch.
IncubatorsEric Markowitz Y Combinator Shake-up, Andrew Mason ReturnsOne YC partner makes an exit, while Paul Graham introduces five new ones--including Groupon founder and ex-CEO.
IncubatorsBradley Feld Government Shouldn't Be in the Accelerator BusinessTechStars co-founder Brad Feld says the government should leave business accelerators to the private sector.
IncubatorsEric Markowitz How Hard Could Starting Up Be?Oh, pretty hard. A dispatch from Startup Weekend, where would-be founders learn what can and can't be done in 54 crazy hours.
IncubatorsChris Heivly What an Accelerator Program is Really Looking ForSome teams impress us by coming on strong. Some build their case slowly. But all the teams we invest in have certain things in common.
IncubatorsFrancesca Fenzi 5 Start-ups to Watch From Y Combinator's Demo DaySilicon Valley's most well-known incubator graduated another round of start-ups. Here are five to keep your eye on.
IncubatorsMehdi Maghsoodnia Is An Incubator Right For Your Start-up?Some have ulterior motives. Some have money problems. What to watch for.
IncubatorsFrancesca Fenzi What Accelerators Really Want in Start-up FoundersFive tech start-up accelerators reveal what they look for in candidates--and what they try to avoid. Hint: Being a jerk isn't always a bad thing.
Owner's ManualJeff Haden Whom You Sit Next to MattersChicago incubator 1871 operates on the assumption that brilliant tech ideas get better only when they're in proximity to others.
IncubatorsIssie Lapowsky Why Every Company Is Now an IncubatorFrom Microsoft to PayPal, it seems every day another business launches an incubator. Here's what's motivating them to get in the game.
IncubatorsKathleen Kim Y Combinator to Scale Back Winter 2013 ClassFollowing his recent announcement on slashed funding, Paul Graham now says YC's newest class could have less than 50 companies.
IncubatorsFlash Steinbeiser 3 Big Companies Launch Start-up IncubatorsMicrosoft, PayPal, and Qualcomm have launched business incubators, giving life to a new batch of start-ups.
IncubatorsKathleen Kim McClure Finds Innovative Start-ups Outside the U.S.The Silicon Valley incubator 500 Startups opens its arms to 33 new early-stage Internet companies, more than half from outside the U.S.
IncubatorsFlash Steinbeiser Accelerators Are the New B-schoolAs more young entrepreneurs find success from their business accelerator contacts, the usefulness of traditional business school is put into question.
IncubatorsKathleen Kim What Would Paul Graham Do? Just AskNew search engine, What Would Paul Graham Do, generates entrepreneurial advice from Y Combinator founder.
IncubatorsJohn McDermott Silicon Valley Guru Blasts Y Combinator HypeLegendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla says the accelerator boosts valuations too high for reasonable investments.
IncubatorsKathleen Kim Europe Presses Play: Gaming Accelerator LaunchesA new business accelerator promises to match gaming start-ups with gurus from Facebook, Zynga, and more. You just have to get to Estonia.
IncubatorsKathleen Kim Y Combinator Founder Issues New Warning to Start-upsPaul Graham blasts lowball VC offers in general, and Google Ventures in particular, according to a report.
IncubatorsMatthew DeLuca 10 Start-up Incubators to WatchBusinesses that go through incubators historically have close to a 90 percent survival rate.
IncubatorsMax Chafkin When Incubators Go WrongA cautionary tale. Plus, why you don't need a three-day weekend in our round up of today's news.
IncubatorsMax Chafkin 19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now -- Paul GrahamThere are millions of blogs out there. And most of them aren't worth your time. So we scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest bloggers, who just might help you run a better business
Incubators Can Paul Graham Mass-Produce the Start-up?Can Paul Graham successfully mass-produce the start-up? That's the plan. The founder of Y Combinator is forging a new mold for investing in early-stage technology companies that's a hybrid of venture capitalism and the traditional MBA program. The keys to success, as Graham sees them, are rapid output, a willingness to change course, and a commitment to frugality that borders on the extreme.