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Why this millionaire tech founder wants you to delete his app

Patrick Durkin
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Millionaire tech founder Justin McLeod wants you to delete his dating app Hinge, even as he arrives in Australia to promote the country's fastest-growing dating app as the anti-Tinder.

Kentucky-born Mr McLeod says Hinge's "designed to be deleted" philosophy, which encourages users to find love and move off the platform, goes beyond slogans as a key measure for the business and one that informs everything it does.

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Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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