how businesses can license their data for ai

step 1  scope      what data, which records, how much history
step 2  rights     who owns it, what consent exists, what's restricted
step 3  prep       remove or protect personal and sensitive fields
step 4  contract   permitted uses, term, delivery, payment
step 5  deliver    only the approved dataset, only the agreed scope
step 6  payout     track it, pay out, repeat with the same buyer if it works

common mistakes

• starting with the buyer before knowing what you actually own
• skipping the privacy review because "it's internal data"
• signing permitted-use terms you can't enforce

the first question

if you run a business with real operational records, start here: what do we own, and what are we allowed to share?