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Startup accelerators help support early-stage, growth-driven firms through education, mentorship, and financing. <a href="https://hbr.org/2016/03/what-startup-accelerators-really-do" target="_blank">Startups who join accelerators</a> do it for a fixed amount of time as a part of the accelerator’s program. Joining one involves a process of rapid and immersive education aimed at accelerating the life cycle of innovation, compressing years of learning into a span of a few months.