Est. 2010 · 1,000+ Members · 50+ Countries

Not normal.
On purpose.

The DC is a community of founders who built businesses on their own terms — from wherever they happened to be. No VC money, no permission, and very few fancy degrees. Just entrepreneurs who did it their own way and found each other along the way.

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Two Paths, One Community.

For founders building toward $1M

Find your people.

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A global peer group of founders who built real, profitable businesses — agencies, SaaS, consulting, productized services. Forums, masterminds, events in Bangkok and Mexico, and local meetups in 40+ cities. Where most DC BLACK members started.

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For founders $1M+

Raise the bar.

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If you're always the biggest business in the room, this fixes that. DC's highest-tier members — smaller group, higher caliber, different conversations. The kind that only happen when everyone in the room has been through the same level.

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1,000+ Members worldwide
50+ Countries represented
$450K Median member revenue
$3M Median DC BLACK revenue
Who's in the room

The room you've been looking for.

DC members run all kinds of businesses — but that's not what brings them together. What does: a genuine interest in building, a willingness to talk honestly about how hard it is, and the rare pleasure of being around people who actually get it.

SaaS & Tech
18%
Marketing Agency
17%
Professional Services
14%
Courses & Info Products
11%
Productized Services
10%
Ecommerce
10%
Where we're based

Over 75% of our members are based outside of the US — spanning Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and beyond. Location-independent living isn't a quirk here. It's the norm.

United States
22%
Canada
8%
Thailand
7%
United Kingdom
7%
Germany
5%
Australia
5%
Mexico
4%
30+ other countries
42%
Choose Your Adventure

Why it works.

01

Generous Mindsets

No one here needs to explain themselves. You're among people who built real businesses without the fancy pedigree — they just figured it out, same as you. No pitching, no posturing, no small talk. Genuinely good people doing genuinely interesting work.

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02

Vetted Members

DCBKK in Bangkok every winter. DCMEX in Mexico every summer. 300+ founders at DCBKK alone — but you leave with three new friends you're texting from the airport. These aren't conferences. They're the best week of the year.

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03

Global Mindset

Local Juntos and member-led meetups in 40+ cities. DC has global DNA and local roots — wherever you are, there are people nearby who get it. Some of our closest friendships started at a Junto in a coffee shop.

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Flagship events

Experienced Travelers

DCers are passionate travelers. We meet in Bangkok in the winter, Mexico in the summer, and everywhere in between.

DCBKK — Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand · Every Winter

DCBKK

DC's flagship event — 300+ founders, multiple days, Bangkok. Every year, members say it's the best business event they've attended. Not because of the speakers. Because of who's in the room.

"The best business conference I've been to in 25 years of business."

— DC Member
DCMEX — Mexico
Mexico · Every Summer

DCMEX

A smaller, more intimate gathering for deeper conversations and slower connection. Mexico is where ideas that started online get turned into real plans.

"This exceeded expectations. Am eager to go to every future event."

— DC Member
Full 2026 events calendar
DCBKK Bangkok
November
DCBKK
Bangkok, Thailand
Flagship · 300+
DC Barcelona
February
DC Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
DC Black · 25–35 people
DC Lisbon
March
DC Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Regional
DC Taipei
April
DC Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan
DC Black · 19 people
DCMEX Mexico
June
DCMEX
Mexico City, Mexico
Flagship
DC NYC
September
DC NYC
New York, USA
Regional
Juntos
Year-round
Juntos
40+ cities worldwide
Member-led
Virtual events
Year-round
Virtual events
Scale Sessions, Masterminds
Online
Why DC exists "

Most of my founder friends are DCers."

Most founder communities focus strictly on getting ahead. DCers love building businesses they're proud of, on their own terms — whether that means working toward the next big exit or having more free time with friends and family.

15 years in. 1,000+ members across 50+ countries. The common thread isn't industry or revenue — it's that everyone here built it their way, and wants to be around people who did the same.

Member voices

From our members.

We love connecting entrepreneurs.

Harry Morton

"The connections and friendships I've made in the DC helped my agency reach 7 figures and grow to 20+ team members."

Harry Morton
Founder, LowerStreet
Maria Sirotkina

"The DC community paid for my ticket and dragged me to Bangkok. It completely turned my life around."

Maria Sirotkina
Founder, Art Heroes
Tommy Griffith

"The DC is the Star Wars cantina of internet entrepreneurship — you'll walk out with alien tech."

Tommy Griffith
Founder, ClickMinded

You built it your way.

That's what we're all about. Let's talk.

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