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Nextdoor’s Nirav Tolia thinks he can turn things around with AI; he has a lot riding on it | TechCrunch

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Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia is on a mission to turn things around.

The 15-year-old company has long been a dominant platform for neighborhood-based conversations.

Tolia founded the company and led it until 2018 , when he was reportedly ousted by the board.

He says he's the company’s largest individual shareholder.

Nirav Tolia: We can always do better at ensuring that the mood and the sensibility of the conversation is more constructive and positive.

With the advent of AI , there is going to be more technology leverage than there ever has been, he says.

He says he's very optimistic that we can improve [users’ experiences] in a pretty significant way.

Nextdoor CEO: "If you really want this company to be great, you need to do it as a public company" "We want more investors, long-term investors, marquee investors, but we're subscale at the moment, and until we prove ourselves a little bit more, we won't have that opportunity".