Today's Entrepreneur: Nirav Tolia

Kristin Karaoglu · December 14, 2012 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/2c4f

Recognize your mistakes and not repeat them

Today's Entrepreneur is Nirav Tolia, co-founder and CEO of Nextdoor. According to his VEQ, Nirav isgood at team motivation, product management and fund raising.

Nextdoor is a private social network for the neighborhood. Using Nextdoor’s free online platform, neighbors create private neighborhood websites where members can ask questions, get to know one another and exchange local advice and recommendations.

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I am a(n):
Entrepreneur and Investor

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Epinions.com, Shopping.com, Round Zero, Fanbase.com, Nextdoor.com

Startups I worked for:
Yahoo!, Epinions.com, Shopping.com, Round Zero, Fanbase.com, Nextdoor.com

If you are an entrepreneur, why?
I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:
Uber, Quora, Path, DropBox, Twitter, Flipboard

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?
Rewarding: Creating a service that improves people’s lives.
Frustrating: It's difficult to put a dent in the universe - its an all consuming, draining activity that takes an incredible amount of life force.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?
Being an entrepreneur means you’ll make many mistakes. The important thing is to recognize your mistakes and not repeat them over and over again.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?
1) Surround yourself with great people
2) Build something that people really want
3) Let the journey be the reward

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Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com) is a private social network for the neighborhood. Using Nextdoor’s free online platform, neighbors create private neighborhood websites where members can ask questions, get to know one another and exchange local advice and recommendations. Nextdoor is specifically designed to provide a trusted environment for neighbor-to-neighbor communication. Hundreds of neighborhoods are already using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home.

Based in San Francisco, California, Nextdoor was founded in 2010 by Internet veterans who have spent their careers creating thriving online communities.

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Nirav Tolia

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Nirav Tolia is CEO and Co-Founder of Nextdoor, a consumer Internet startup that is dedicated to helping neighbors create happier and safer neighborhoods.