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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