The data
Your existing systems are the source
Nothing has to be created. Teams that have run on business software for a few years already hold the records.
- EmailInboxes in Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, with years of back and forth.
- Files and drivesThe shared folders where quotes, plans and procedures live.
- ChatTeams or Slack conversations where questions get answered and calls get made.
- CRMFollow ups, account notes and pipeline moves.
- Help deskEvery ticket from opened to resolved.
- Project toolsProject boards showing tasks and how status moved.
- ERP and financePurchasing, ordering and invoice workflows.
- CodeSource repositories and review comments from software teams.
Ballpark by team size
Choose a headcount to see where the band starts
Years in business then nudge the band: under 3 years lowers it, over 10 years raises it. Your industry does not move it.
Starting band, 20–49 employees
$100K to $500K
Indicative estimate based on your answers. Not an offer or guarantee.
Keep this answer and continueNext steps
You approve the sample in a three step process
Expect a call within minutes from License Your Data, to book a 15-minute call.
- 01
A 15-minute call
Your tools, years of history and what to keep out, discussed under NDA. No passwords and no files.
- 02
Prepared copy
License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy with placeholders for names. You approve a sample.
- 03
Buyers license it
Buyers license only the copy, and the originals never leave your systems.
Why labs want operating records
Public writing taught models language. Company records teach them real work.
Public text is mostly spent
Most public websites, books and forums are already part of model training.
Daily work rarely goes public
The way a project manager handles a change order, or a dispatcher reroutes a load, rarely gets published.
That is where licensing comes in
AI labs license business records for training and testing, and what gets shared is always the owner's decision.
Sectors
Businesses we help
Freight and 3PL
Carrier, load and exception history.
Distribution
Order handling, inventory and support.
Manufacturing
How production, quality and suppliers are run.
Construction
Bids, change orders and job files.
HVAC
Service calls and dispatch history.
Home services
Quotes, bookings and job notes.
Software or tech
Product specs, tickets and reviews.
Professional services
Deliverables, plans and proposals.
Finance
How internal processes run. No customer account data.
Insurance
How internal workflows run. No policyholder data.
Accounting and law
You and your counsel decide scope with us. Client data is kept out.
Healthcare
Your counsel helps decide scope. Patient data stays out.
The bar to qualify
Three things to check
- 20 or more employees using the same business systems
- 3 or more years of operating history
- Records in business software from tools like Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, a CRM or an ERP
Safeguards
Some records never go. Everything else is up to you.
Kept out
- Anything sensitive, which is removed or de-identified before sharing
- Records about clients or patients of regulated firms
- Anything outside the scope you approve
Up to you
- Each system that is included
- The teams and years in scope
- Whether to proceed in the first place. The originals never leave you.
Questions
What owners ask
- Our firm is in law, accounting or healthcare.
- Your counsel is part of deciding scope, and client or patient data stays out. We do not give legal advice.
- Does access to our records change?
- No. Nothing changes for your team, and the records stay yours.
- Our team is under 20 people.
- You can still ask. The bar today is 20+ employees and 3+ years, and we will be in touch if a fit comes up.
- Do we have to share it all?
- No. Scope is chosen by you, system by system and date range by date range.
- What happens to sensitive information?
- It gets left out or de-identified before anything goes.
- How is the number worked out?
- It begins with team size, adjusted for years in business. Sector is not part of it.
- Who calls me?
- A licensing partner specialist rings within minutes and schedules a 15-minute call.
- Is there a charge?
- No fee, and no obligation from asking.