The records your company kept for years may be worth something now.
AI companies are licensing copies of everyday business records to train their systems. I’ll take a free, no-pressure look at whether yours could qualify, whether your company is still running or has closed.
What buyers look at
- Email archivesyears of it
- Project and job filesstart to finish
- Procedures and manualshow work gets done
- Customer service historytickets, notes
- Internal documentsshared drives
Buyers license a copy. Your originals stay with you.
A note from Dan
I’m Dan Jones, and I work out of Akron, Ohio. A growing number of AI companies want the ordinary records that established businesses build up over the years: how jobs were quoted, how customers were helped, how the work actually got done.
Most owners have no idea those files have a buyer. My job is to tell you plainly whether yours might, help you apply if it looks promising, and step aside if it doesn’t.
You won’t pay me anything. If your company applies through me and a buyer accepts it, the buyer pays me a referral fee. If it isn’t accepted, nobody pays anything.
A local person you can call, who tells you straight whether it’s worth your time.
Who tends to be a good fit
Each buyer runs its own review and sets its own rules, and those rules change. On our call I check your company against the current ones.
Years of history
Companies that have operated for several years and kept their files, even if no one has opened them in a while.
Work that runs on paperwork
Firms where the work moves through email, documents and shared folders: law, accounting, insurance, engineering, property management, medical offices and similar.
A real team
Buyers look at headcount, and the minimum depends on the buyer and the industry. Smaller professional firms can qualify with some of them.
Records in English
Most buyers want records written mostly in English.
Still running
You keep operating exactly as you do now. You choose what is included, and the buyer licenses a copy.
Already closed
What matters is that the records still exist and that you have the right to license them. Your attorney should confirm that part.
What you’ll learn on the call
About twenty minutes, by video or phone. You don’t need to prepare anything.
- How data licensing worksIn plain terms, with no jargon.
- Which of your records buyers tend to wantAnd which they usually don’t.
- Whether you seem to meet a buyer’s basic criteriaSize, location, the kind of files you kept.
- How privacy is handledWhat buyers say they remove, and what stays with you.
- What applying looks likeIf you want to go ahead. Many owners decide to wait, and that’s fine.
How it works
Free for you from start to finish. If a buyer accepts your company, the buyer pays me. You never do.
A short call
We talk through your company and your records, and I tell you honestly whether it looks worth pursuing.
You apply through my link
If it looks promising, I send you the right buyer’s application. It takes most owners a short sitting to fill out.
The buyer reviews your company
Each buyer makes its own decision and sets any offer. Nothing is promised until they do.
You decide
Read the terms, ideally with your own advisor. Saying no costs you nothing.
Questions owners ask
Is this really free?
Yes. You never pay me. If your company applies through my link and a buyer accepts it, the buyer pays me a referral fee. If it isn’t accepted, no one pays anything.
What kind of records do buyers want?
Everyday working records: email, documents, project files, procedures and customer service history. Each buyer decides what it can use.
Do I lose my files?
No. Buyers license a copy. Your originals stay where they are, and you keep using them.
What about client and employee privacy?
Buyers say they remove personal and sensitive information before using anything. Ask them how, and have your own attorney review the terms, especially if your field has confidentiality duties.
How much could it be worth?
It depends entirely on the buyer’s review of your company and your records. No amount is promised, and I won’t guess at one before a buyer has looked.
What if we’re not a fit?
I’ll tell you on the call. No pressure and no follow-up sales pitch.
My company closed years ago. Is it too late?
Not necessarily, if the records still exist and you control them. Who holds the rights after a closure can be complicated, so check with your attorney.
Do you work for the AI companies?
No. I’m independent. I introduce businesses to AI data buyers and may receive a referral fee from the buyer if a business is accepted.
Find out where your records stand
A short, free call. You’ll leave knowing whether a buyer is likely to be interested.