Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Business & revenue models · Working

Multi-sided platform

Also called: MSP

ELI5

One platform connects several groups that create value for each other.

Used in conversation

“Governance becomes harder as the multi-sided platform grows.”

Definition

A platform coordinating three or more interdependent participant groups.

Here “Multi-sided platform” means: A platform coordinating three or more interdependent participant groups.

Pitch context

You will see “Multi-sided platform” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches business & revenue models.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business & revenue models without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.