Your Company Data Could Be Worth $100K to $2M
AI companies are paying established businesses for real internal data: SOPs, knowledge bases, CRM records, project histories, QA processes and team communications. The documentation you already have can become a new revenue stream. If you want to sell, answer three quick questions to see if your company qualifies.
- Open to every industry
- US companies first, then other Western markets
- No new work, you license what already exists
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Apply for the Data Partnership →Knowledge Loss Cost Calculator — What Undocumented Knowledge Costs You
When a skilled employee leaves, the cost is not just hiring a replacement. A lot of what they knew was never written down. The new person has to figure it out again, colleagues lose hours helping them and mistakes happen along the way. This calculator puts a number on that loss. Enter how many people leave each year, their average salary, how long a new hire takes to get up to speed and how much of the job is documented. The tool shows the cost per departure, the yearly cost and how much you would save with better documentation. Each part of the cost is listed in a table so you can see where the money goes. It is made for CEOs, HR leads and operations managers who want to make the case for SOPs, a knowledge base or a proper handover process. All numbers stay in your browser.
Cost Breakdown per Departure
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is knowledge loss in a company?
Knowledge loss happens when an employee leaves and takes know-how with them that was never written down. It includes how a task is really done, why decisions were made, who to call for what and the shortcuts that only they knew. The next person has to learn it all again.
How much does it cost when an employee leaves?
Most studies put the total cost of replacing an employee at 50 to 200 percent of their yearly salary. A large part of that comes from lost productivity while the replacement learns the job. When the knowledge was never documented, that learning takes longer and causes more mistakes.
What is tribal knowledge?
Tribal knowledge is information that lives only in people's heads and is passed on by word of mouth. It is common in small and fast growing companies. It works until a key person leaves, gets sick or goes on holiday, and then it becomes a risk.
How do I reduce knowledge loss?
Write SOPs for core tasks, keep a shared knowledge base and ask experts to record how they solve common problems. Use exit interviews and handover periods to capture what is still missing. Cross train at least two people on every critical task.
How accurate is this calculator?
It is a planning estimate. It uses clear inputs you can change, such as ramp-up time and help hours, so you can match it to your company. Use it to compare the cost of doing nothing with the cost of writing things down.
The Hidden Part of Turnover
Recruiting fees and job ads are easy to see. The bigger cost is quieter: months of slow work while a new hire learns what the last person knew. When that knowledge was written down, the new hire reads it. When it was not, they rebuild it by trial and error.
Who Is Most at Risk
Long serving staff, solo specialists and founders hold the most undocumented knowledge. So do roles that deal with old systems or key clients. Start your documentation work with these people, before they give notice.
Quick Ways to Capture Knowledge
Ask experts to record a screen video while doing a task, then turn it into a short SOP. Keep a shared FAQ for questions new hires ask. Hold a two week handover for every departure with a checklist of systems, contacts and open work.
Documentation Pays Twice
Written processes cut onboarding time and errors. They also become an asset: a well kept library of SOPs and project records makes a company easier to sell and can be licensed to AI companies that need real business data.
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