Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms

by David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee, Dina Nayeri, et al.

Book Overview

A different kind of matchmaker.

Many of the most dynamic public companies, from Alibaba to Facebook to Visa, and the most valuable start-ups, such as Airbnb and Uber, are matchmakers that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. Economists call matchmakers multisided platforms because they provide physical or virtual platforms for multiple groups to get together. Dating sites connect people with potential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633691721
• ISBN13: 9781633691728
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"