Nextdoor ($NXDR) Co-Founder & CEO Nirav Tolia on Turnaround Strategy, AI, & the “Neighborhood Graph”

Nirav Tolia, Co-Founder & CEO of Nextdoor ($NXDR) shares why he returned to the CEO role, how the landscape has shifted in the post-COVID and AI era, and how Nextdoor is using AI to improve efficiency, product quality, and local advertising outcomes. Tolia breaks down Nextdoor’s core advantage – its neighborhood graph of 100M+ verified users, and addresses a key misconception: that Nextdoor’s potential is capped rather than under-executed. Highlights Include: 🔹Founder comeback: Why Tolia returned as CEO after the stock’s 90% drawdown and his conviction in Nextdoor’s long-term potential 🔹AI as the operating layer: How AI is being used to drive efficiency, enhance the neighbor experience, and improve advertising performance for local businesses 🔹The “neighborhood graph” advantage: A network of 100M+ verified users tied to real locations creates unique targeting, discovery, and marketplace opportunities for local services 🔹Execution vs. perception: Why the biggest misunderstanding around Nextdoor isn’t the market opportunity, but its past execution, and how leadership is focused on changing that 🔗 Follow Marketopolis Main Site - https://www.marketopolis.com/ LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/marketopolis/ Twitter/X – https://x.com/marketopolis_ 🎧 Marketopolis ◼️ Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2zg0uDhKwzX3Eznw0wkbpT ◼️ Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketopolis-from-benzinga-stakeholder-labs/id1844863398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 💡 Sponsors / Partners Presented by SurfAir Visit https://surfair.com/marketopolis ⚠️SurfAir 17b: https://www.benzinga.com/partner-disclosure/surf-air-mobility-inc-partner-disclosure #Benzinga #Marketopolis #Nextdoor #NiravTolia