Getting your startup to belong in the world can be a daunting task, and accelerator programs can certainly help with this. It can vary from accelerator to accelerator, but most programs have a duration of 3, 6, or 9 months, and generally the process looks something like this:nnApplication Phase. You’ll typically have to apply online for the accelerator program, and if your idea and team are good enough to make it through the first round of reviews, you’ll typically be invited to come pitch your project in person at the accelerator.nnWelcome Week. If accepted, you’ll usually have some sort of orientation week in the beginning to get to know the accelerator team, any associated partners, investors, and/or mentors, and your fellow founders who will be going thru the program with you.nnCoaching Coaching Coaching. This is where all accelerators typically develop their own plan based on their specific goals. But this is the meat and bones of the entire program, figuring out where your weaknesses as a company are and working together to strengthen them and help you overcome these obstacles. This may be in the form of actual consultation and coaching from the accelerator team, trying to introduce you to certain investors who are interested in your industry, helping your startup acquire venture capital, trying to get you relevant pilot projects with bigger, more established companies, or any mix of examples like this.nnDemo Day. Most accelerators will host a Demo Day at some point, we typically see this at the end of most programs (ours is hosted in the middle), but this is where the accelerator typically invites its entire network to come watch the startups pitch, to see what progress they’ve made in the program and helps the startups make necessary business connections.n