<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>LicenseTheData.com research notes</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/</link><description>Source-led business-data licensing analysis.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Spirit Airlines&apos; data bids: what $7.5M, $10M and $12.5M actually establish</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/spirit-airlines-data-bids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://licensethedata.com/blog/spirit-airlines-data-bids/</guid><description>Court filings document competing offers for deidentified records. They do not establish a completed payout or a price comparable for a small business.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>micro1&apos;s $1B enterprise-data commitment: what it means for business owners</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/micro1-billion-dollar-data-commitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://licensethedata.com/blog/micro1-billion-dollar-data-commitment/</guid><description>A large acquisition commitment signals interest in operating records, not a guaranteed offer or a typical seller payout. Here is what to ask next.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six-figure data offers: what the headline does and does not tell you</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/advertised-payouts-vs-seller-outcomes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://licensethedata.com/blog/advertised-payouts-vs-seller-outcomes/</guid><description>An evidence ladder for separating advertised compensation, indicative estimates, written offers and money actually received.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A managed data partner, a marketplace or a matchmaker: which job do you need done?</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/data-buyer-vs-marketplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://licensethedata.com/blog/data-buyer-vs-marketplace/</guid><description>Compare routes by who scopes the records, prepares the dataset, finds demand and negotiates the deal—not by brand labels.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why do data programs ask how many people you employ?</title><link>https://licensethedata.com/blog/why-company-size-criteria-matter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://licensethedata.com/blog/why-company-size-criteria-matter/</guid><description>Headcount is a program filter, not a valuation formula. Understand what it can signal and what it cannot prove.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>