Platform revolution : how networked markets are transforming the economy - and how to make them work for you

Facebook, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber—these companies have upended entire industries by harnessing a single phenomenon: the platform business model.

Platform Revolution delivers the first comprehensive analysis of how platforms match producers and consumers in a multi-sided marketplace, unlocking hidden resources and creating new forms of value. Platform Revolution explores the what, how and why of this revolution and provides the first “owner’s manual” for creating a platform marketplace.

It provides the essential guide to unlocking the potential of an economic landscape transformed.