This is the fourth chapter of our first season, the Practical guide to building an online marketplace. The guide was originally published in Marketplace Academy and it is written by Christobal Gracia and Juho Makkonen.Article available at:
Managing marketplace leakage – How to discourage people from going around your payment system, Juho MakkonenSources and further reading: 

How to choose the right marketplace business model, Marketplace Academy 

How Two-Sided Marketplace Can Prevent Disintermediation (Platform Leakage) Why Homejoy Failed … And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy, TechCrunch 

Jessica Tiwari: Building trust in two-sided marketplaces, Marketplace Academy 

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The Marketplace Academy Podcast is hosted and narrated by Katri Antikainen.You can learn more about building a marketplace at www.sharetribe.com/academy/.Looking to build a marketplace of your own? Visit www.sharetribe.com!