The peer group built for
what comes after the first million.
You're not figuring out product-market fit. You're not trying to get to $1M. You're playing a bigger game and need a room that's playing it with you.
Apply for Roundtable →We accept founders with $1M to $5M+ revenue, $2M raised, or $5M to $10M from past exit. Every application reviewed personally by our team.
Faster growth for founders in structured peer accountability groups vs. comparable businesses operating alone.
Of CEOs have no one to talk to about the real stuff — even though almost all of them want it.
— Stanford research
The higher you go, the fewer people around you who can actually help.
Your team looks to you for answers. Your advisors give you theory. Your network gives you pleasantries. And an advisory board costs $15K a year for a room that wasn't designed for your company anyway.
Stanford found two-thirds of CEOs have no one to talk to about the real stuff — even though almost all of them want it. That's the problem. The 2.2× growth stat just shows what happens when you solve it.
Built for the $1M–$5M band.
You're too big for startup advice. You've heard the "nail your ICP" and "find product-market fit" playbook enough times. That's not where you are.
You're too small for the rooms that cost $15K a year — the ones built for companies three times your size with problems that don't look like yours yet.
A curated Core Group. In-person. Monthly.
You're placed in a Core Group of 5–8 founders who match your stage, your ambitions, and your willingness to give as much as you take. You meet in person, monthly, with professional facilitation and expert sessions built in.
Small enough to go deep. Curated for revenge stage and model.
Deep relationships require presence. Enduring vulnerability requires trust.
Operators and specialists who've produced verifiable results brought in to teach Roundtable directly.
Bookkeeping, estate planning, ops, legal, marketing, and more.
Members-only space to get feedback, share wins, and lean on between sessions.
Every meeting has enough structure for you to get value and not waste time, but still fun enough to not feel like work.
Two ways in. One standard.
Both tiers share the same bar for who gets in. The difference is depth of access.
+ $500 initiation fee
+ $500 initiation fee
This room has a bar.
That's what makes it worth being in.
Every seat has to add value to every other seat. That only works when the room is curated. Here's what we look for:
Not quite at $1M yet but believe you belong? Apply and tell us where you are. Every application is reviewed personally by Vernon.
What founders say.
"What we solved in an hour together last night probably would've taken me a year on my own. Wonderful to find such a supportive, welcoming environment."
"After two years in Virginia, it finally feels like I've found a real community of fellow founders — people who are genuinely open, generous, and invested in each other's success."
"Lots of valuable insights and a few magical moments. If you get invited to one of these, your answer should be 'Hell yes.'"
"The group of folks that I met was absolutely wonderful. The resources and knowledge they shared were amazing — 10/10 recommend."
"The founders represented truly show how diverse and vibrant Richmond's entrepreneurial community is. Glad to be a part of it."
"The small, intimate group made it very easy to connect organically, person to person. It led to some great conversations and I look forward to seeing everyone again."
I built Roundtable because the room most founders need doesn't exist at their stage.
You've graduated from startup advice. You don't need another book, another podcast, or another advisor who's never run a business like yours. What you need is a group of founders who are in it with you — people who will tell you the truth, push back when you're wrong, and share what's actually working in their business.
That's what Roundtable is. Small Core Groups, in-person, with people who have the same skin in the same kind of game. The room where the real conversations happen.
If you're doing $1M+ and ready to stop operating in isolation — apply. I'll review it personally.
Vernon T. Foster IIFounder, Growth Dinners & Roundtable MastermindBusiness growth requires you to grow.
That starts with the people around you.
Apply for Roundtable →We accept founders with $1M to $5M+ revenue, $2M raised, or $5M to $10M from past exit.
Every application reviewed personally by our team.