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Nirav Tolia is the co-founder and CEO of Nextdoor, the hyperlocal social network he built to connect neighbors and that now spans more than 100 million verified users worldwide. He originally led the company from its founding in 2010 through 2018, stepped away, then returned as CEO in 2024 to lead a turnaround that brought Nextdoor to profitability ahead of schedule. Before Nextdoor, Nirav was employee No. 84 at Yahoo and co-founded Epinions.com during the first dot-com boom — a company that eventually went public and sold to eBay for $620 million. He's also a guest Shark on ABC's Shark Tank.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
02:21 – The Age of Intelligence Needs Human Connection
10:22 – Why Online Communities Don’t Create Real Connection
16:42 – Is AI Fueling a Loneliness Epidemic?
19:08 – Sponsor Break
23:37 – How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Addicted to Screens
33:55 – Why Nextdoor Chose Trust Over Growth
38:27 – The 20–60–20 Rule for Using AI
44:02 – How to Balance Trust, Privacy, and Growth
50:06 – Sponsor Break
53:25 – Building a Company That Can Survive AI
1:01:30 – Why Leaving Nextdoor Was So Hard
1:13:58 – The #1 Lesson for Every Founder
1:15:07 – Nirav’s Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self
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Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott Clary.
On this podcast, Scott has candid interviews with entrepreneurs, celebrities, notable figures, and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas, and insights.
He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their stories to help pass those lessons on to others through both experiences and tactical strategies for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between.
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Nirav Tolia is the co-founder and CEO of Nextdoor, the hyperlocal social network he built to connect neighbors and that now spans more than 100 million verified users worldwide. He originally led the company from its founding in 2010 through 2018, stepped away, then returned as CEO in 2024 to lead a turnaround that brought Nextdoor to profitability ahead of schedule. Before Nextdoor, Nirav was employee No. 84 at Yahoo and co-founded Epinions.com during the first dot-com boom — a company that eventually went public and sold to eBay for $620 million. He's also a guest Shark on ABC's Shark Tank.
➡️ Show Links
instagram.com/niravtolia
https://x.com/niravtolia
linkedin.com/in/niravtolia
➡️ Podcast Sponsors
Hubspot - hubspot.com
Huel - huel.com/scott (Code: scott)
NetSuite - netsuite.com/scottclary
Framer - framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory)
LinkedIn Ads - linkedin.com/scottclary
Cohesity - cohesity.com/datacloud
Whatnot - whatnot.com
Monarch - monarch.com (Code: success)
Cash App - https://cash.app/ (Code: cashapp10)
MyFitnessPal - podcasts.myfitnesspal.com (Code: SCOTT)
Plaud - plaud.ai/success (Code: success)
Odoo - odoo.com
➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
02:21 – The Age of Intelligence Needs Human Connection
10:22 – Why Online Communities Don’t Create Real Connection
16:42 – Is AI Fueling a Loneliness Epidemic?
19:08 – Sponsor Break
23:37 – How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Addicted to Screens
33:55 – Why Nextdoor Chose Trust Over Growth
38:27 – The 20–60–20 Rule for Using AI
44:02 – How to Balance Trust, Privacy, and Growth
50:06 – Sponsor Break
53:25 – Building a Company That Can Survive AI
1:01:30 – Why Leaving Nextdoor Was So Hard
1:13:58 – The #1 Lesson for Every Founder
1:15:07 – Nirav’s Advice to His 20-Year-Old Self
Subscribe & Watch The Full Podcast - successstorypodcast.com
Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott Clary.
On this podcast, Scott has candid interviews with entrepreneurs, celebrities, notable figures, and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas, and insights.
He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their stories to help pass those lessons on to others through both experiences and tactical strategies for business professionals, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between.
Website: scottdclary.com
Podcast: successstorypodcast.com
YouTube: youtube.com/c/scottdclary
Instagram: instagram.com/scottdclary
Twitter: twitter.com/scottdclary
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