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24 alternatives to Matchmakers

The new economics of multisided platforms

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Matchmakers launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Modern Monopolies▲77

   How to dominate the 21st century economy with tech platforms

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Disrupting Digital Business▲111

   Create an authentic experience in the peer-to-peer economy

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Crossing the Chasm▲82

   Selling high-tech products to mainstream customers

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swappy Books▲102

   Exchange books with people nearby.

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Kooba▲141

   An interactive graph for finding new books

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Streaming, Sharing, Stealing▲55

   Big Data and the Future of Entertainment

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Understanding Media▲70

   The Extensions of Man

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    What would google do?▲64

    A guide to the business logic of the network era.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX Strategy▲106

    How to devise innovative digital products that people want

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12AA
    Atri: an experiment in web economics▲65

    2016 · atri.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Algorithms to Live By▲70

    The computer science of human decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Service Innovation▲66

    New research on co-creating services with customers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chatbots▲102

    Conversational UI and the future of online interaction

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Neuromarketing▲61

    Understanding the buy buttons in your customer's brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Startupland▲118

    The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Advertising Reach and Frequency▲62

    Maximizing advertising results through effective frequency

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BarterPlace▲75

    A Marketplace to Trade Skills

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Zero-Sum Society▲61

    Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Digital Strategy▲65

    A Guide to Digital Business Transformation

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Thank You Economy▲89

    How companies big and small can scale

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Connection Algorithm▲55

    Take Risks, Defy the Status Quo, and Live Your Passions

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Spent▲62

    Sex, evolution, and consumer behavior

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →