How do I screen whether the members in a group are actually at my level?

A mismatch in scale is one of the quietest ways a peer group loses its value. A conversation genuinely useful to a two million dollar business often has little relevance to a fifty million dollar one, even when the topic sounds the same on the surface.

Beyond the numbers, ask about the vetting process itself. A group with a real application and values-based screening process is signaling that fit matters to them as much as it should matter to you.

If possible, talk to a current member directly, outside of any organized call, and ask them plainly whether the room has consistently felt like true peers, or like a mix of people at very different stages sharing the same space.