A place for the people behind the data.
HighDataCircles is the official companion publication to r/HighDataCircles: practical knowledge for people buying, selling, sourcing, and building with data.
The market is moving. The knowledge should be public.
Data deals sit at the intersection of technical work, rights, relationships, and commercial judgment. It can be hard to find a clear explanation of how those parts fit together, especially when you are making your first offer.
HighDataCircles is the official companion publication to r/HighDataCircles, the community started by u/Adr-740. The site gives the community’s central questions a durable home: how to package a dataset, find a buyer, understand a license, evaluate quality, and build a repeatable business.
Useful before impressive.
Our starting point is the work itself. A clear method for qualifying a buyer helps readers decide where to spend their time. A calculator with visible assumptions is more useful than an invented valuation. A clear rights question is more useful than a blanket promise that a dataset is safe to sell.
The publication includes practical guides, market briefs, a glossary, and free tools. The community is where readers can discuss the material and contribute their own experience.
What this publication is
HighDataCircles is an educational and editorial resource. The website is not a data marketplace, an escrow service, or a seller of the datasets used as examples. A company reference does not imply a partnership, endorsement, or purchase commitment.
Launch content uses AI-assisted drafting and research, with primary sources linked where factual claims need support. We do not claim that the guides are personal accounts of completed deals or have received independent legal review. Read the editorial policy for the full approach.
Bring something worth sharing.
Questions, source-backed corrections, careful comparisons, and lessons from actual work are welcome in the community. Disclose commercial interests. Keep private records, confidential agreements, and unlawfully obtained material out of public discussions.