What Is My Business Data Worth?

The factors that drive your range

1. Years of operating records

Depth of history is the foundation. A company with many years of continuous operating records — decisions made, problems solved, outcomes logged — offers far more training value than a young company with a thin file. Several years of operating history is the baseline Mode looks for; more depth strengthens the fit.

2. Volume of records

The sheer amount of material matters: internal email, team messages, documents, tickets, work orders, CRM history, project files. A larger, richer archive gives AI labs more to learn from and supports a higher place in the range.

3. Connected context across the business

Disconnected files teach little. The value rises sharply when records connect — when a decision in one department can be followed through its effects in another, across the systems your team actually uses. Companies whose records span multiple departments and multiple systems present a fuller picture of how a business operates end to end.

4. The uniqueness of your workflows and decisions

Common data is worth less. Records that capture judgment — how your people price, escalate, negotiate, schedule, hire, and fix things in your specific trade — are harder for AI labs to get anywhere else. That scarcity is value. This is also why the identity of the people in the records is not the point: the labs are buying the logic of how the work gets done, not names.

5. Completeness and eligibility baseline

Before any of the above is weighed, a company has to clear the program's baseline:

• Legal: 10+ employees
• Accounting, finance, and medical: 15+ employees
• All other businesses and nonprofits: 50+ employees
• Location: US, Canada, UK, or Australia
• History: several years of operating records

Companies below these minimums are not reviewed, regardless of their data.

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What doesn't count

• A customer list by itself. Names and contact details are not what AI labs are paying for — and personal information is de-identified before any data is used. The value is in the operating record, not the identities in it.
• A big number with no history behind it. Revenue or headcount alone does not set the range; a smaller company with deep, connected, well-kept records can present a stronger file than a larger company with fragmented ones.
• Estimates from anyone but Mode. Brokers and websites can describe the range. Only Mode's review of your actual records determines your figure.

How the process works

1. Apply — submit your company's basic information.
2. Review — Mode assesses your operating records against the factors above.
3. LOI — if there is a fit, Mode issues a letter of intent with your figure.
4. Agree & Export — you license an agreed copy of your data. Your originals stay with you.
5. Deliver — the agreed copy is transferred, with personal information de-identified.
6. Get Paid — payment follows delivery under your agreement.

Mode's stated timeline is approximately three months from first conversation to payment. Checking whether your company qualifies costs nothing, and your company never pays a fee — if an affiliate introduced you, that fee is paid by Mode, not taken from your payment.