Notes from the research desk.
Source-linked analysis of business-data licensing economics, process and risk.
Spirit Airlines' data bids: what $7.5M, $10M and $12.5M actually establish →
Court filings document competing offers for deidentified records. They do not establish a completed payout or a price comparable for a small business.
Evidence source ↗micro1's $1B enterprise-data commitment: what it means for business owners →
A large acquisition commitment signals interest in operating records, not a guaranteed offer or a typical seller payout. Here is what to ask next.
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Six-figure data offers: what the headline does and does not tell you →
An evidence ladder for separating advertised compensation, indicative estimates, written offers and money actually received.
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A managed data partner, a marketplace or a matchmaker: which job do you need done? →
Compare routes by who scopes the records, prepares the dataset, finds demand and negotiates the deal—not by brand labels.
Evidence source ↗Why do data programs ask how many people you employ? →
Headcount is a program filter, not a valuation formula. Understand what it can signal and what it cannot prove.
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