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Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least…
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Chief executives who joined before their 45th birthday and lead companies that meet YPO's published employee and revenue tests.
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- Maximum age at joining: Tugboat Institute: No published maximum age at joining; YPO: Under 45 years old at acceptance.
- Role or title: Tugboat Institute: Must be the CEO, President or Executive Chairperson of the company; YPO: President, CEO or Chairperson of the Board (or equivalent), and top operational leader of the company or division.
- Minimum company revenue: Tugboat Institute: At least US$10M in annual revenue; YPO: USD 16,000,000+ revenue for sales, service and manufacturing companies.
- Minimum employees: Tugboat Institute: No published minimum employees; YPO: 50+ full-time employees, or 15+ full-time employees with at least USD 2,750,000 annual employee compensation.
- Annual dues: Tugboat Institute: Not publicly disclosed. No membership fee appears anywhere on the public site; prospective members are routed to a pre-application and a follow-up conversation.; YPO: $4,790 a year.
并排对比
| Tugboat Institute | YPO | |
|---|---|---|
| 档案 | ||
| 类型 | Peer advisory | Peer advisory |
| 成立于 | 2013 (The About Us page dates the founding to 2013, when Dave Whorton - previously a founder of four Silicon Valley companies and an investor at two venture and private equity firms - coined the term "Evergreen" and, with the help of Chris Alden, created Tugboat Institute following a small gathering of leaders in Sun Valley, Idaho in October of that year.) | 1950 (Founded by Ray Hickok, then 27 and running his family's manufacturing business in Rochester, New York; the first meeting was held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.) |
| 总部 | Sun Valley, United States | Irving, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States focused, with local in-person forums grouped by member geography and virtual "elastic" forums; the pre-application form accepts company addresses in any country. | Organised into 14 regions; members in more than 142 countries |
| 成员 | Not publicly disclosed. The organization refers to drawing on "hundreds of Evergreen companies" for its content platform but publishes no membership total. | 38,000as of September 2026 |
| 分会 | The organization runs local in-person forums based on member geography plus virtual forums, but does not publish a count or a list of locations. | 450 |
| Primary audience | Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least US$10 million in annual revenue. | Chief executives who joined before their 45th birthday and lead companies that meet YPO's published employee and revenue tests. |
| 典型会员 | Members must lead a closely held private company whose owners have no legal right to compel a sale or flotation, must hold a significant ownership stake themselves, and must have five years as chief executive or president of the current company or prior experience in that role. The company must have at least US$10 million in annual revenue, be cash-flow positive for two years and show consistent growth. | Members are the top operating executive of their company or division, with full profit-and-loss accountability and hire/fire authority. Qualifying companies are mid-market and larger: at least 50 full-time employees, or 15 employees plus USD 2.75 million of annual employee compensation, with revenue tests from USD 13 million upward depending on business type. |
| Qualification | ||
| 加入时最高年龄 | No published maximum age at joining | Under 45 years old at acceptanceMembers who reach the age limit transition to YPO Gold; a YPO membership-renewal FAQ document states members over 45 with at least 10 years of membership may remain, and that from 1 July 2018 members could early-transition to Gold at 48 after six complete fiscal years. That document dates from 2018 and may no longer be current.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 职务或职称 | Must be the CEO, President or Executive Chairperson of the company"Prospective members must be the CEO, President, or Executive Chairperson of an Evergreen company with a significant ownership stake."verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | President, CEO or Chairperson of the Board (or equivalent), and top operational leader of the company or divisionRequires final decision-making authority, full P&L accountability, authority to hire and fire across the company or division, and leadership across core business functions.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 公司最低营收 | At least US$10M in annual revenueAccompanied by two further financial tests: cash-flow positive for two years, and consistent growth.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | USD 16,000,000+ revenue for sales, service and manufacturing companiesOne of several alternative company tests.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 最低员工人数 | No published minimum employees | 50+ full-time employees, or 15+ full-time employees with at least USD 2,750,000 annual employee compensationverified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 公司最低估值要求 | No published minimum company valuation | USD 27,000,000+ enterprise valueAlternative to the revenue tests.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 最低持股比例 | Must hold a significant ownership stake; the business must be closely held with value-aligned owners who have no legal right to compel a sale or IPONo percentage is specified. The ownership test effectively excludes companies with investors who can force an exit.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published minimum ownership stake |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | Not documented |
| Application process | Candidates who believe they meet the criteria complete a two-step pre-application covering personal details and company information: legal structure, year founded, annual revenue for the last fiscal year, employee count, number of years profitable, website and address. The organization says it reviews every pre-application in detail and that a member of the team then makes contact to discuss next steps. Staff biographies refer to a candidacy process and to working with member referrals. | Applications are submitted through YPO's online form in five steps (contact information, requirements, personal details, company details, and terms and fees) and are then reviewed. Candidates are assessed against the published age, title, employee and company-size tests, and are admitted into a specific chapter. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The criteria are published in full but no acceptance rate, application volume or waitlist information is given. | Not publicly disclosed |
| 费用 | ||
| 年度会费 | Not publicly disclosed. No membership fee appears anywhere on the public site; prospective members are routed to a pre-application and a follow-up conversation.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | $4,790 a yearInternational dues; "pro-rated annual dues (USD 4,790)" on joining, with renewal dues payable on 1 June. Chapter dues are additional.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 入会费 | Tugboat Institute publishes detailed eligibility criteria but no pricing of any kind. | $4,790 one-time"One-time initiation fee of USD 4,790.00" stated on YPO's own membership application page.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 本地分会会费 | Tugboat Institute publishes detailed eligibility criteria but no pricing of any kind. | $4,120 a yearStated by YPO Southern 7 Chapter (2026): YPO Southern 7 chapter (US), FYE 6/30/2027; chapter portion only, in addition to USD 4,790 YPO dues. “total annual dues are $8,910 ($4,790 YPO + $4,120 YPO Southern 7 Chapter)”verified October 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 活动费用 | Not publicly disclosed. The Summit, Exemplar Visit and Gathering of Teams are described as member experiences without published pricing.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | Total first-year cost cannot be established from official sources because chapter dues are not published centrally. |
| Membership term | Not publicly disclosed | Annual; international renewal dues payable on 1 June |
| 结构 | ||
| Meeting frequency | Forum groups meet through the year, locally in person or virtually; three annual gatherings - the Summit each summer in Sun Valley, the Exemplar Visit at a member company each autumn, and the Gathering of Teams in February | Forum meetings within the chapter, chapter events, and regional and global events through the year |
| Peer forums | Confidential forum groups described as a structured environment balancing personal growth and business insight; members join either a local in-person forum based on geography or an "elastic" forum that meets virtually through the year and in person at Tugboat events | Members are placed in a forum within their chapter. YPO does not publish a standard forum size on its public pages. |
| Confidentiality | The organization describes its forums as "a safe space" and its community as defined by trust; it publishes no written confidentiality policy. | Forum discussion is conducted under confidentiality norms; YPO does not publish the text of its confidentiality rules publicly. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused, Chapter-based, Virtual | Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused |
| 保密式同伴论坛 | Yes | Yes |
| 本地分会 | Yes | Yes |
| 虚拟会员资格 | Partial | No |
| 在线社区 | Yes | Yes |
| 会员名录 | Not documented | Yes |
| 活动 | Yes | Yes |
| 编程 | ||
| 教育培训项目 | Yes | Yes |
| 领导力发展 | Yes | Yes |
| 静修活动 | Yes | Yes |
| 出行 | Partial | Yes |
| 家庭活动项目 | Partial | Yes |
| 配偶与伴侣项目 | Not documented | Yes |
| 新生代专项项目 | Partial | Yes |
| 投资议题讨论 | No | Not documented |
| 投资机会 | No | No |
| 慈善公益部分 | No | Not documented |
| 社交网络侧重点 | High | High |
| 社交导向 | Medium | High |
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