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Maverick1000
Owner-operators of established companies, typically US$3-50 million in revenue, who want experience-led peer connection combined with philanthropy.
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Founding — Yanik Silver founded Maverick Business Adventures and Maverick1000 in 2008; the current homepage marks "18 yrs Of magic, mischief and growth", consistent with a 2008 start.
Maverick1000 is an invitation-only global network of entrepreneurs founded in 2008 by Yanik Silver. The organization deliberately positions itself against the standard categories, stating on its homepage that it is not a mastermind, a networking group or a peer advisory board, and describing itself instead as a collective built on three pillars: growth, impact and fun. Programming is experience-led rather than classroom-led: recurring gatherings have included visits to Richard Branson's Necker Island in support of Virgin Unite, an Antarctic expedition tied to ocean conservation work, Camp Maverick, and impact days run with the Sara Blakely Foundation. Membership carries three published qualifications: at least US$1 million in gross business revenue with verification required, a willingness to share candidly under a member confidentiality agreement, and an explicit no-large-egos test. The organization states that a prospective member cannot simply pay to join. A share of dues is directed to an impact fund; the site states that 10 per cent of dues fund impact work worldwide and reports more than US$3.3 million raised for cause partners. Dues themselves are not published.
How it works
Members are nominated and then work through a "DNA Decoder" step intended to establish what they bring to the network before an invitation is issued. Once in, members gather several times a year at curated experiences and retreats rather than at fixed meetings, and connect virtually between them. A younger tier, Maverick NEXT, was launched in 2013 for entrepreneurs aged 25 and under, with its own lower fee and its own revenue test.
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".
Membership requirements
Requirements in detail, with history →Requirements are the tests the organization itself publishes — an age ceiling, a company-revenue floor, a net-worth minimum, a role. Where a figure straddles a range, the organization's own assessment decides. Local chapters can apply stricter tests than the published standard.
| Criterion | Published requirement | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum company revenue | "minimum business gross revenue of $1 million+ (verification required)" | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
| Role or title | Successful business owner, entrepreneur, founder or CEO | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
| Invitation | Invitation-only; nomination followed by a "DNA Decoder" step, with existing members voting on admission | Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗ |
| Other criterion | Willingness to share openly under a member confidentiality agreement, and a stated no-large-egos test | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
Published criteria as verified on the dates shown. Final eligibility and admission decisions belong entirely to Maverick1000. See how you compare against these criteria →
Initiation fees are paid once on joining; dues recur. Chapter dues, retreats, travel and events are usually additional and are listed separately when the organization discloses them. Figures are as published or reported on the date shown — not quotations.
| Cost | First year | Three years | Provenance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. The current site publishes no dues figure; it states only that 10 per cent of dues fund impact work worldwide, and an older invitation page says US$3,300 of a member's annual dues accumulates into the impact fund. | Source ↗ | ||
| Annual dues | Third-party reported figure of US$15,000 a year to join. Could not be independently verified against any Maverick page, and it does not reconcile with the organization's own statement that 10 per cent of dues equals the US$3,300 impact contribution cited on its invitation page. Treat as unconfirmed. | Source ↗ | ||
| Annual duesa year | $3,300 | $9,900 | Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗ | |
| Estimated total, disclosed figures only | $3,300 | $9,900 | Not counted: Annual dues. | |
Structure and programming
Independent context
Maverick1000 is the clearest example in this batch of a group selling shared experience rather than curriculum or deal flow: the published record is dominated by expeditions and philanthropy, and the organization is explicit that it does not want to be read as a mastermind. That makes it a poor fit for anyone looking for structured accountability or a facilitated board, and a strong fit for founders who value travel, cause work and long-horizon friendships. The published US$1 million revenue floor sits well below the stated typical member range of US$3-50 million, so the operative filter is the member vote and the fee. Price is the main opacity: the current site publishes no dues figure, and the two data points it does give - that 10 per cent of dues fund impact work, and an older invitation page citing US$3,300 of annual dues going to the impact fund - are not stated together as a price.
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Site-wide change log →- milestoneYanik Silver founds Maverick Business Adventures and Maverick1000. ↗
- threshold changeMaverick NEXT launched for entrepreneurs aged 25 and under, with a US$3,300 annual fee and a six-figure revenue requirement. ↗
- threshold changeHomepage marks 18 years of operation and reports more than US$3.3 million raised for cause partners. ↗
Milestones as published by the organization or reported by a named source. “Record” entries are changes to this site’s own record of the organization, kept in the public change log rather than overwritten.
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Sources
- Mavericks Wanted - Maverick, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- About - Maverick, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- Introducing Maverick NEXT, Maverick1000, October 2013. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- Invite - Maverick1000, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
- Apply Now - Maverick1000, Maverick1000. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 3
- 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.
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