In short, where on a peer to peer marketplace, a company acts as an “invisible” middleman that makes transactions and interactions among sellers and buyers as smooth as possible.
On amulti-sided platform, the company operating that offers services to both sides. For instance, LinkedIn sells subscription services to HR managers to find candidates to fill vacancies. At the same time, LinkedIn provides another subscription service to people looking for job opportunities.
As the value of the platform depends upon the ability of LinkedIn to offer skilled candidates to HR manager, that is why LinkedIn also has an online teaching platform that offers together with a subscription, professional courses to people looking for a job.
