Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia on bowling alone, AI bots, and why the heartland is happier than the coasts
About this episode
Nirav Tolia discusses the evolution of Nextdoor and the dynamics of community and innovation.
Nirav Tolia is the co-founder and CEO of Nextdoor (NYSE: NXDR), the neighborhood social network with over 105 million users across 350,000 communities worldwide. After stepping down as CEO in 2018, he returned to lead the company in 2024. In this episode of Summation, Nirav and Auren discuss: Why success kills innovationThe death of physical communityWhy Nextdoor had to change their stock tickerInsider vs Outsider entrepreneursYou can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Nirav Tolia on X at ...
People in this episode
Host: Auren Hoffman
Guest: Nirav Tolia
Topics covered
- community
- innovation
- entrepreneurship
- technology
- social networks
Keywords
- Nextdoor
- Nirav Tolia
- Auren Hoffman
- community
- innovation
- entrepreneurship
- AI bots
- heartland
- coasts
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Organizations: Nextdoor, NYSE: NXDR
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