What is a start up accelerator

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A start up accelerator are programs that support early stage start ups with some combination of mentorship, financing, and education. One of the most well known start up accelerator's is Y Combinator. The idea of a start up accelerator is that you can compress many steps of the business process into a short time frame. Combining education and funding as well as lessons of other start ups into a time frame that can be as little as a few…