Research Access Is the New SEO

Field Notes

The Commission’s implementation dialogue around DSA/DMA data access is live, and researchers are begging for cleaner APIs, faster approvals and standard schemas. Netzpolitik even published an open letter complaining that some platforms still throttle requests. Why should you care? Because these researchers influence enforcement priorities. If you can brief them with real founder experience, you get to shape the rules—and earn credibility with clients who crave transparency.

Signal Check

• Platforms must host repositories detailing API endpoints and eligibility criteria. Most are clunky. Expect constant updates.
• Regulators look for concrete stories of how algorithm changes hurt small businesses. Document yours and feed them into consultations.
• Media loves founders who translate policy into plain language. That visibility feeds your pipeline.

Marketing Pulse

Write open memos. Share how algorithm shifts changed your reach, include screenshots, metrics, and the mitigation steps you took. Post them on your site, tag officials, and archive them in the Personal Business Trainer. You become the operator-beloved source journalists call.

Operations Flow

Assign a “policy liaison” inside your team (maybe you). Their job: track implementation dialogues, update the team when access terms shift, and log every platform incident. Treat it like incident response for compliance.

Innovation Muscle

Build mini dashboards that translate policy docs into builder-friendly tasks. For example, a checklist for “ready to request researcher access,” or a template for reporting algorithm harm. Share them with your community. Innovation isn’t just product—it’s creating tools that make policy navigable.

Experiments for this week

1. Submit feedback to the implementation dialogue describing one concrete friction you face. Include metrics.
2. Host a community call titled “Policy is Product.” Capture the questions and turn them into future Dawn Patrol posts.
3. Add a “policy pulse” section to the trainer’s weekly summary so clients see which regulations might affect their week.