How it works
From business data to AI deal
Big Data/Little Guy walks your business from a free estimate through a qualified, approved data licensing deal. Here is what actually happens at each stage.
The process
From data discovery to deal
01
DISCOVER
We help you see what data your business already has, across email, documents, and the systems you use every day.
02
QUANTIFY
We estimate the size and scope of your data, like volume, history, and how many systems it lives in.
03
QUALIFY
You complete our existing qualification process so we can confirm your business fits current buyer demand.
04
PACKAGE
Your answers are organized into a Data Partnership Profile that buyers can review without seeing raw files.
05
MATCH
We compare your profile against qualified buyer interest to see where there may be a fit.
06
NEGOTIATE
If there is interest, terms, scope, and pricing are discussed and shown to you before anything is final.
07
PREPARE
Only after you approve, we help prepare the specific approved data for secure transfer.
08
CLOSE
The transaction closes under agreed terms, and payment follows the process you approved.
Your side of the process
What happens on your side
- 1
Check your data value
- 2
Complete the qualification form
- 3
Tell us about your business
- 4
Identify your systems
- 5
Connect supported systems where available
- 6
Build your Data Partnership Profile
- 7
Review your data opportunity
- 8
Explore qualified market interest
- 9
Receive an offer or a request for more information
- 10
Decide whether to proceed
- 11
Approved data preparation handled by us
Optional
Connect the systems your business already uses
Connecting a system with a secure login (OAuth) is always optional. It is only used to pull high-level counts, like number of users, storage used, data categories, historical coverage, and, where the provider's API allows it, the number of drives, sites, or repositories. It is not a full download of your data.
Connect now or later
You can connect a system today or come back to it later. Manual estimates are always allowed instead.
Estimates, not exact figures
Not every provider reports exact storage numbers, so some figures shown are estimates rather than precise counts.
Your profile
Your Data Partnership Profile
Your Data Partnership Profile is the summary that buyers actually review. It never includes your raw files. Answers you give in the qualification form fill this profile in automatically, so you are never asked the same question twice.
Illustrative example
What your deal dashboard could look like
Deal Overview
Illustrative exampleEstimated Data Footprint
13.9 TB
Historical Coverage
12 Years
Connected Systems
6
Data Sources
8
Profile Status
Qualified
Market Status
Buyer Review
Potential Opportunities
3
Deal Pipeline
- Qualification Complete
- Data Profile Complete
- BDLG Review Complete
- Buyer Review
- Offer Pending
- Offer Received
- Transaction Approved
- Data Preparation
- Payment Status
Illustrative example only. Figures and statuses are hypothetical and do not represent an actual transaction. Potential licensing value varies by dataset, rights, quality, volume, buyer demand, and transaction terms. Estimates and examples are not guaranteed offers.
Why it moves faster
Built for faster deal flow
One profile, less repeating
You fill things in once. That profile is what buyers review, so you are not answering the same questions over and over.
Optional connections speed things up
Connecting a system can give us better counts faster than a manual estimate, but it is never required.
Clear steps, clear decisions
Every stage of the pipeline is visible to you, so you always know what has to happen next.
Ready to see what your data could be worth?
Start with a free estimate. Nothing is connected or transferred until you decide to move forward.