Building The Local Graph

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[00:03:03] - [First question] - What makes an excellent equity analyst

[00:05:51] - Things Sarah does differently as an operator because she was an investor

[00:08:29] - Key factors that make a great CFO

[00:09:31] - The role of the CFO in regards to capital allocation as a company grows

[00:11:50] - What convinced her to join Salesforce and Square

[00:14:45] - The initial spark and appeal that led her to join Nextdoor

[00:17:35] - Existing problems with ‘community’ and how they approach fixing them

[00:21:36] - Interesting and compelling data points about in-person interactions

[00:23:54] - Network density as a driving factor of product quality

[00:26:43] - What gives Nextdoor a unique angle against some of its existing competitors 

[00:28:51] - Thoughts on platform leakage and user retention

[00:30:57] - Successful strategies for deploying Nextdoor in a new country

[00:35:32] - Having a feed and trying to avoid creating echo chambers

[00:37:04] - Some of the biggest mistakes they’ve made while trying to grow

[00:38:49] - Options for a business model and thoughts on advertising 

[00:43:25] - The importance of scale, advertising, and their relationship dynamic

[00:45:55] - Ways she’s learned to effectively steer the businesses strategy

[00:49:48] - Why she doesn’t like titles 

[00:51:07] - Key levers that will allow Nextdoor to succeed in the future

[00:53:35] - How advertisers evaluate platforms like Nextdoor compared to Google or Facebook

[00:57:19] - What a successful board member looks like and how she’s learned to be one

[00:59:34] - Leading with transparency and empathy

[01:02:00] - An overview of what Ladies Who Launch is and what they do

[01:03:57] - Way to educate our children about finance and encourage financial literacy

[01:07:51] - Making your platforms welcoming and guiding users away from conflict

[01:10:30] - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for her