Nirav Tolia: Nextdoor. How neighborhood chatter went global

In this episode of "How I Built This," Guy Raz interviews Nirav Tolia, the co-founder and current CEO of Nextdoor, about his entrepreneurial journey. Tolia recounts his early days at Yahoo, his first startup ePinions, its near-failure during the dot-com crash, and his eventual departure. He then discusses his second venture, Fanbase, which failed to gain traction, leading to the eventual creation of Nextdoor. Tolia details the initial challenges of building Nextdoor, including verifying users and ensuring relevant content. He also addresses his departure as CEO in 2018, his time in Italy, and his recent return to Nextdoor to revitalize the platform and make it an essential local application.