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Maverick1000 membership requirements

Every criterion Maverick1000 publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it, plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

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Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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CriterionPublished requirementNoteProvenance
Minimum company revenue "minimum business gross revenue of $1 million+ (verification required)" Published on the organization's invitation page as Qualification #1, alongside a note that members typically run firms of US$3-50 million+. Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Role or title Successful business owner, entrepreneur, founder or CEO Employed managers without ownership are not the target member. Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Invitation Invitation-only; nomination followed by a "DNA Decoder" step, with existing members voting on admission The organization states "You cannot simply stroke a check to get in". Third-party summaries describe an existing-member vote on candidates. Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion Willingness to share openly under a member confidentiality agreement, and a stated no-large-egos test Published as Qualifications #2 and #3. Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

How admission works

Application process
Membership is by invitation. Prospective members are nominated, review the published qualifications and privileges, and then complete a "DNA Decoder" step describing what they would bring to the network; an application form is available on the site for those beginning the process. Third-party accounts describe existing members voting on candidates.
Invitation required
Yes
Sponsor required
Sometimes
Selectivity
Not publicly disclosed. The organization publishes no acceptance rate; it states only that "MEMBERSHIP IS INTENTIONALLY NOT OPEN TO EVERYONE" and that money alone does not secure entry.
Membership term
Annual dues
Primary audience
Owner-operators of established companies, typically US$3-50 million in revenue, who want experience-led peer connection combined with philanthropy.
Typical member
The organization's invitation page states members must have at least US$1 million in gross business revenue with verification, and that "On average, members run industry-dominating firms from $3 million - $50 million+ with a national or global customer base".

Reported threshold changes

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If not: alternatives to Maverick1000 (Baby Bathwater Institute, Genius Network, MMT, Helm).

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

  1. Mavericks Wanted - Maverick, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
  2. About - Maverick, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
  3. Introducing Maverick NEXT, Maverick1000, October 2013. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
  4. Invite - Maverick1000, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
  5. Apply Now - Maverick1000, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 3
  6. Yanik Silver, EverybodyWiki. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.