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BlogArticleJon Gillespie-BrownDecember 1, 20255 min read

Hand-in-Hand Licensing Guidance

Introduction

Walking the walk when it comes to licensing and monetization is much easier when you have an experienced partner by your side.

Transitioning, adapting to and leveraging a new way of doing licensing is essential to achieving the growth you need.

Why External Licensing Expertise Matters

Fully realizing that “if you do the same thing, you get the same results” applies fully to thinking and strategizing. That’s why having external, specialist experts on-board leads to you reaping the most benefits.

Our Partnership Approach to Monetization

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About the Author

Jon Gillespie-Brown
Jon Gillespie-Brown
CEO & Founder, Nalpeiron

Jon Gillespie-Brown is the Founder and CEO of Nalpeiron, a leader in cloud-based software licensing, entitlement management, software monetization, and analytics. With over 20 years of expertise, he works with enterprise B2B SaaS and IoT companies to optimize revenue models, accelerate go-to-market strategies, and scale with confidence. Jon is recognized as an authority in software licensing, software monetization, and software analytics, holds two issued U.S. patents, and is the author of five books. He also serves as a strategic guide to customers, helping them navigate and capitalize on the once-in-a-generation shift driven by AI, redefining how software is built, delivered, and monetized. For over 20 years, Jon has been a Professor at University of Colorado Boulder, a lecturer at University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at London Business School.

Nalpeiron: A Long-Term Partner for the AI Era

At Nalpeiron, we go beyond technology — we act as a strategic partner in licensing, monetization, and growth. For over twenty years, enterprise and IoT companies have trusted us to guide and evolve their business models.

As AI shifts software from seats to usage, outcomes, and agent-driven activity, legacy approaches fall short. Nalpeiron enables this transition through entitlements as the control plane — a centralized system of record across SaaS, on-prem, IoT, and offline environments.

From strategy to execution, we help companies adapt faster, launch new models, and stay in control — making Nalpeiron a partner for the AI-driven future of software monetization.

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