Nextdoor ($NXDR) Co-Founder & CEO, Nirav Tolia on Turnaround Strategy, AI, and 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 potentialAI as the operating layer: How AI is being used to drive efficiency, enhance the neighbor experience, and improve advertising performance for local businessesThe “neighborhood graph” advantage: A network of 100M+ verified users tied to real locations creates unique targeting, discovery, and marketplace opportunities for local servicesExecution 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