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Matchmakers

Hardcover • 2016

Matchmakers

By David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee

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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 matches, for example, and ride-sharing apps do the same for drivers and riders. Although matchmakers...Show more

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9781633691728

Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Published year

2016

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Matchmakers

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Hardcover

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