What makes a company dataset licensable?
A dataset is licensable when the company has authority over it, it has sufficient volume and history, it reflects real work, and it can be anonymized and documented.
The five requirements
- Authority. The company must have the right to license the data.
- Volume. Enough records to be useful — which is why SourceX works with companies of 50+ full-time employees at peak.
- History. Years of accumulated data, not a few months.
- Reality. Records of actual work, not templates or samples.
- Preparability. The data can be anonymized, structured and documented.
What does not need to be perfect
Data does not need to be clean, organized or in one system. Assessment and preparation — SourceX's part of the process — exist precisely because real company data is messy.
What this means for partners
If a company in your network has 50+ full-time employees at peak and years of operational history, it is worth an introduction. If a deal closes and SourceX collects its fee, you earn 25% of that fee, up to $100,000 per company.
- Step 1Share your linkSend your personal link to a company you know.
- Step 2Company appliesThe company applies itself at /apply.
- Step 3Buyer selects and paysThe buyer selects and pays for the data and SourceX receives its fee.
- Step 4You get your rewardYour share of SourceX fees becomes payable.
Free resources
- Earnout scenario calculator — Probability-weighted earnout value and its present value.
- Profit margin calculator — Profit and margin across three scenarios.
- Client opportunity brief generator — An editable intro email, summary and checklist.
- All free tools · MCP resource center
By SourceX Partnerships Team · Published 2026-10-09 · Updated 2026-10-08
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