Nirav Tolia is turning to AI to keep things neighborly on Nextdoor

In this episode, Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia joins Connie and Alex to talk about the challenges of running a public company, his strategy to improve user engagement, and why he’s betting on AI and third-party content to make Nextdoor indispensable. They also get into Nextdoor's current product overhaul and whether an acquisition is on the table. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 03:49 - Fixing Nextdoor’s Product and User Experience 05:42 - Bringing in New Content and Third-Party Publishers 08:01 - Addressing Toxicity and User-Generated Content Challenges 12:54 - Using AI to Improve Conversations and Reduce Conflict 15:38 - Privacy, Data Use, and AI Training at Nextdoor 21:12 - Who Owns Nextdoor and Investor Confidence 23:18 - Financial Challenges and Nextdoor’s Path to Growth 26:44 - The Role of Acquisitions and Industry Consolidation 27:44 - Would Nextdoor Consider Selling? 28:43 - A Radical Reimagining of Nextdoor’s Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices