Summation with Auren Hoffman
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Summation is the permanent home for the relentlessly curious.
Auren is CEO of NQB8, GP at Flex Capital, Chairman of Dialog; former CEO of SafeGraph and LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP).
Summation with Auren Hoffman
Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia on bowling alone, AI bots, and why the heartland is happier than the coasts
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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.