Startup support organizations—especially incubators—are notoriously fragile. Of the 122 incubators and accelerators that Xconomy profiles in the 2012 Guide to Venture Incubators, almost three-fourths of them were founded after 2006, and more than 95 percent since 2000. Only two of the Xconomy Venture incubators have had sustained operations for more than 15 years. The longest established of these—the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)—turned 25 this week. So it may be worth examining ATI for lessons on incubator sustainability.

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