Matchmakers

Acknowledgments

Since around 2000, we have been working on multisided platform businesses not only as economists contributing to the literature and authors of leading surveys of the field, but also as consultants to multisided platforms ranging from global giants to unfunded start-ups. This book reflects the knowledge and insights we have developed over that time. Our debts to fellow economists, entrepreneurs, and executives for shaping and deepening our understanding of these businesses are enormous. We could never possibly mention or even remember everyone who has contributed to this book.

We have to start, though, with our friends and colleagues Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole, who shared an early draft of their pioneering paper on ...