As an early stage startup, there are a lot of risk factors to face before you will find success. Although this company knew how to build the product, they had nearly no experience on how to ship it to the market, get funded and attract customers. This article discusses some of the reasons why an accelerator can help reduce the risk factors of an early stage startup. For more information, please read:
http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2014/01/26/reducing-risk-factors-first-time-founders-join-accelerator-program/#!uxOsv