7 posts and columns on Nirav Tolia

Nextdoor Lawsuit Alleging VCs Stole Local Social Network Idea Is Dismissed

in Social on February 8 at 11:56 am PT

A lawsuit against Benchmark Capital and its portfolio company Nextdoor — filed by a founder claiming they stole his name and idea for a start-up — was dropped on Tuesday.
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Fatdoor Founder Sues Benchmark Capital, Saying It Stole His Idea for Nextdoor

in News on November 11, 2011 at 3:52 pm PT

Fatdoor founder Raj Abhyanker on Thursday filed a complaint against Benchmark Capital for interference, fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets after seeing the Silicon Valley venture firm fund Nextdoor, the local social network launched last month.
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Will the Local Social Network of the Future Be More Like Facebook or Twitter?

in Social on October 26, 2011 at 5:05 am PT

Even for a hermit like me, it seems evident there are local social opportunities beyond deals and check-ins. It’s an area ripe for social Web and app development. But what’s the best approach?
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Nextdoor Launches Private Social Networks for Neighborhoods

in Social on October 26, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Nextdoor, which opens to the public today, hopes to connect neighbors through highly local social networks where their identities are carefully verified.
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They Will Survive–Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Talk Downturn!

in News on October 30, 2008 at 2:32 pm PT

Earlier today, BoomTown posted a video of star venture capitalist John Doerr’s 10 tips to start-ups for surviving the econalypse that he ticked off at a roundtable in Silicon Valley on Wednesday. Beside the words of wisdom from the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner, I also trolled for advice from the panel of well-known entrepreneurs I moderated at VentureBeat’s “How to manage your start-up in the downturn” event. The message: They will survive! (Cue the disco ball.)

The Entire Video of John Doerr Giving 10 Tips for Start-ups to Avoid the Econalypse

in News on October 30, 2008 at 2:29 am PT

Here’s a video of star VC John Doerr reciting his 10 tips for start-ups to follow in the economic downturn, dispensed at a VentureBeat roundtable event on the downturn yesterday. And the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VC didn’t need a massive, noisy PowerPoint like Sequoia Capital to make his quick and clear points, which he delivered in four minutes flat.

"How To Manage Your Start-Up in the Downturn"? Well, Come to This Event and Find Out!

in News on October 28, 2008 at 5:05 pm PT

Tomorrow, BoomTown is trying to find a silver lining from a group of entrepreneurs at VentureBeat’s “How to manage your start-up in the downturn” roundtable event. Toni Schneider, chief executive of Automattic will join Max Levchin of Slide, Jason Calacanis of Mahalo, O’Melveny & Myers’ Sam Zucker, and Nirav Tolia of Web 1.0′s Epinions. Along with my group, for whom I am planning all sorts of verbal tortures (“Exactly how much do you make?”), there is also a star-studded investors panel.