Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia on bowling alone, AI bots, and why the heartland is happier than the coasts

February 24
57 mins

Episode Description

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 innovation
  • The death of physical community
  • Why Nextdoor had to change their stock ticker
  • Insider vs Outsider entrepreneurs

You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Nirav Tolia on X at @niravtolia.

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