The document discusses how to evaluate incubators, noting that most of the over 7,500 incubators worldwide fail. It emphasizes that successful incubation involves mentoring entrepreneurs, validating their ideas, bringing products to market, and connecting them with essential networks, rather than merely providing free resources or funding. Overall, it cautions against choosing incubators that do not offer substantial support and guidance.

1. How To Evaluate An
Incubator
Sramana Mitra
Founder, One Million by One Million

2. There are over 7500
Incubators in the World
- Most Fail.

3. Guidelines For
Selecting an Incubator

4. Subsidized Real Estate
Is NOT Incubation

5. Free Internet Connection,
Computers, Coffee Does
Not Equal Incubation

6. Subsidized Legal and
Accounting Services Is
NOT Incubation

7. Incubation Success
Does Not Equal
Funding

8. Over 99% Businesses
Are Not Fundable

9. Mentoring Networks
Do Not Work

10. What is Incubation?

11. Incubation is to mentor an
entrepreneur to position
his/her idea and validate its
viability.
his/her idea and validate its
viability.

12. Incubation is to help
entrepreneurs bring their
products to market.

13. Incubation is to educate
entrepreneurs on what
they need to know.

14. Incubation is to connect
relevant dots: customers,
channel partners, investors,
media, analysts, advisors.

15. Make SureYou Don’t
Walk Into a Blind Leading
The Blind Scenario