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Megha Tolia
Megha Tolia, left, shares her career story and advice for entrepreneurs on stage at DFW Startup Week with moderator Kyle Waldrep. [Photo: Dallas Innovates]
‘If You Feel Ready, You’re Late’: Megha Tolia Shares Advice for Entrepreneurs at DFW Startup Week
by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 4, 2026
The Spears Institute’s new global ambassador told founders that infrastructure is what lets creativity scale. The event continues through Thursday with more than 40 sessions and a closing keynote from Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm.
by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 22, 2026
The online neighborhood network's first hub in Texas will have 15 employees on day one, with plans to grow to 30-40 team members by summer 2026. Co-Founder and CEO Nirav Tolia has lived in the city since 2021—and Nextdoor's CFO is also Dallas-based.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 15, 2026
Megha Tolia's new role is designed to expand the institute’s international reach and amplify its mission to empower the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders. She'll continue in her role as a co-founding director of the Spears Institute alongside her husband, Nirav Tolia, founder and CEO of Nextdoor.
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by David Seeley |
May 9, 2024
Nextdoor also added three new board members, including former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, to its board of directors. The appointments are part of a broader leadership transformation at Nextdoor, following the announcement that co-founder Tolia would return as CEO, replacing Sarah Friar.
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Power couple Megha and NIrav Tolia, hailing from the worlds of television and tech, have found a welcoming home in Dallas-Fort Worth. [Photo: SMU]
Decoding the Attraction: Why These Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Make Dallas-Fort Worth Home
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jan 9, 2024
Nextdoor.com co-founder and recent Dallas-Fort Worth transplant Nirav Tolia puts it simply: “It’s a great place to live.” Here's why Tolia and other dynamic newcomers believe the fast-growing region is a land of opportunity and community for 21st-century pioneers.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 11, 2023
Global TV and tech innovators Megha and Nirav Tolia will helm SMU’s Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Launched in 2022 with the largest-ever gift by a non-alumnus in SMU's history, the institute is gearing up to leverage the "culture of free enterprise in North Texas."
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