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Matchmakers: The New
Economics of Multisided Platformsview nowIn a live, interactive Harvard Business Review webinar, David Evans—
author of Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms—
will explain the key principles of successful matchmaking platforms.
WHAT WE DO
New platform businesses face a difficult journey from having a great idea to reaching the critical mass necessary for ignition and growth. MPD Advisors devises ignition strategies and tactics, advises on product design and marketing, and makes connections with strategic partners and anchor clients. We work with established businesses that are launching platforms as well as venture-backed firms. Often, for venture-backed firms, one of us—Evans, Schmalensee, or Webster—joins the company’s advisory board or the board of directors.
OUR EXPERT ADVISORS
The core MPD team is highly experienced in the payments marketplace in general and in innovation and growth strategies in particular. This team is complemented by individual subject matter experts in areas related to regulation, social networks, mobile, online, B2B and platform strategies as appropriate. MPD principals average over 20 years’ experience in payments and platform innovation, new business creation, and global business management. The team combines industry-leading economic theory and strategic insights with practical experience in prioritizing, igniting, and monetizing innovation in platform businesses big and small.
David S. Evans
Founder
David S. Evans
Founder
Richard Schmalensee
Chairman
Richard Schmalensee
Chairman
PUBLICATIONS
The MPD team consists of frequently published and widely recognized thought leaders; having devised, researched and advanced key topics at the heart of innovation in platform industries , more generally, through books, published articles, working papers and keynote speeches. Â The books listed below are acknowledged as required reading for those who build, manage or invest in catalyst businesses.
Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms
Catalyst Code: The Strategies Behind the World's Most Dynamic Companies
Invisible Engines: How Software Platforms Drive Innovation and Transform Industries
Paying with Plastic: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing
Perspectives
The directors of MPD are recognized authorities in their field and have written extensively about the financial industry, platforms, mobile, payments and technology space.
- Commentary by Karen Webster
- Commentary by David S. Evans
PEOPLE
We don't build practice knowledge with client investment, nor do we staff projects with large junior teams managed by an often-absent senior principal. We also don't produce mind-numbing charts and statistics; rather we provide analysis to the secondary data that exists that reflects our deep and strategic insights into the payments space. We also hit the ground running and, given our deep experience, are able to offer richer and more relevant insights to our clients more quickly. We're deliverables oriented and produce tangible work product weekly.
We have assembled the world's leading practitioners, thought leaders and strategists in the area of multi-sided businesses and harnessed their insights and experiences for the benefit of our clients. Our team of business strategists, marketing, product, pricing and technology experts bridge cutting-edge thinking with the practical realities of driving revenue and profits.
