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How Google crushed my company

How Google crushed my company

Matt Berriman's $200m start-up collapsed after Google controversially banned its app. Then one of its investors claimed his house. But he says he's not given up.

A year after Unlockd co-founder Matt Berriman had to admit defeat at the hands of Google and close down his company, he is focusing on the future. Prue Aja

Paul SmithTechnology editor

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It has been a year since high-flying mobile advertising company Unlockd crashed to a sudden fiery end at the hands of Google, and its co-founder Matt Berriman says he still has unfinished business.

As the government formulates its response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s landmark report into the market power of global tech platforms like Google and Facebook, Berriman is still walking off the injuries sustained in his own costly brush with its crushing force.

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Paul Smith
Paul SmithTechnology editorPaul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com

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