Guides to selling company data to AI&nbsp;labs

Data licensing vs. selling data: what's the difference?

Licensing and selling company data are not the same thing. Learn how ownership, exclusivity, scope and duration differ, and which structure fits your company.

How much is my company's data worth to AI labs?

What drives the value of operational company data for AI training (volume, history, uniqueness, quality and terms) and how to get a realistic number.

How to inventory your company's data in an afternoon

A practical, system-by-system checklist for sizing up your company's data (what you have, how much, how far back) in a few hours, no exports needed.

How to sell company data to AI companies

A practical, step-by-step guide to selling or licensing your company's operational data to AI labs, from what to inventory to how offers and approvals work.

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What AI labs look for in enterprise data

The characteristics that make enterprise data valuable to AI labs (real workflows, decisions, history and context) and what makes a dataset less useful.

What happens after you accept a data offer

What happens between accepting an AI lab's offer and getting paid: contract, export, de-identification, your review, delivery and deletion.

Data types

5 guides

Monetizing SOPs and internal documentation

Why standard operating procedures, playbooks, runbooks and wikis are valuable to AI labs, and how to package and license them without exposing sensitive details.

Selling CRM and ERP data to AI companies

Why structured CRM and ERP records interest AI labs, which objects and fields matter, how to protect customer data, and how to prepare an export.

Selling customer support ticket data for AI training

How to license Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk and other helpdesk ticket history to AI labs: what's valuable, what to exclude, how to protect customers.

Selling email archives for AI training

How to license Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 email history to AI labs: which mailboxes to include, what to exclude, how to protect outside parties.

Selling Slack data for AI training

How companies license Slack workspace history to AI labs, covering what's valuable, what to exclude, how exports and de-identification work, and key risks.

Legal & privacy

4 guides

AI training data licensing agreement checklist

A clause-by-clause checklist for reviewing an AI training data license, from scope and permitted use to exclusivity, security, deletion, liability and payment.

How to de-identify business data before licensing it

Practical techniques for de-identifying Slack, email, documents and CRM data while preserving the workflows AI labs value, plus common pitfalls.

Is it legal to sell company data to AI companies?

The legal questions to work through before licensing company data for AI training, including contracts, privacy laws, employee data, regulated data and IP.

Licensing company data when you're selling or winding down

How data licensing interacts with selling your company, a merger or a wind-down, including timing, buyer consent, exclusivity, privacy and retention.

Industries

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Selling accounting and bookkeeping firm data for AI

What CPA, tax and bookkeeping firms can license to AI labs, how Section 7216, GLBA and professional standards shape scope, and where to start.

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Selling construction company data for AI

How contractors can license bids, RFIs, submittals, change orders and project records to AI labs while handling owner, design and security limits.

Selling healthcare and medical data for AI training

What healthcare organizations should know before licensing medical or administrative data to AI labs, covering HIPAA, de-identification standards, scoping and value.

Selling home and field service company data for AI

How HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other field service companies can license job and dispatch history to AI labs while protecting customers and techs.

Selling insurance agency data for AI

What independent insurance agencies and brokerages can license to AI labs, how GLBA, state rules and carrier agreements limit scope, and where to start.

Selling law firm data for AI training

What law firms can and can't license to AI labs, how confidentiality and privilege shape scope, and which operational data is a realistic starting point.

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Selling logistics and trucking data for AI

How carriers, brokers and 3PLs can license dispatch, TMS and load workflow data to AI labs, and how to protect drivers, shippers and rates.

Selling manufacturing data for AI

How manufacturers can license operational data (production, quality, maintenance, supply chain and SOPs) to AI labs while protecting trade secrets and customers.

Selling marketing agency data for AI

What marketing and creative agencies can license to AI labs, how client ownership and ad platform terms limit scope, and which process data sells.

Selling real estate data to AI companies

How brokerages, property managers, lenders and real estate firms can license transaction, operations and property data to AI labs, and what to exclude.

Selling staffing and recruiting firm data for AI

How staffing and recruiting firms can license ATS workflows, job orders and placement processes to AI labs while protecting candidates and clients.

Selling trading data to AI labs

What trading firms and financial operations teams should know about licensing trading and operational data to AI labs, from value to restrictions.