Bryan Power

And the people you're working with will overreact to the early data points on you. They will begin a narrative about who you are with your first one or two experiences. And so we've all had this experience of someone's new, the first meeting, they just say, I know what we should do, we should do this. And you're like, yeah, we've been talking about that for months about why that's not a good idea.

And the people you're working with will overreact to the early data points on you. They will begin a narrative about who you are with your first one or two experiences. And so we've all had this experience of someone's new, the first meeting, they just say, I know what we should do, we should do this. And you're like, yeah, we've been talking about that for months about why that's not a good idea.

That person doesn't know, they just got here. But in your head, they're now a character in this story of they don't know what they're talking about, fair or unfair. And so it's really important to just do the little things, build credibility and trust through doing what you say you're going to do, be in the place you're supposed to be. All these little things really add up.

That person doesn't know, they just got here. But in your head, they're now a character in this story of they don't know what they're talking about, fair or unfair. And so it's really important to just do the little things, build credibility and trust through doing what you say you're going to do, be in the place you're supposed to be. All these little things really add up.

I think the best example, it's kind of like a pre-COVID example at this point, but we're all told don't be late to work on your first day. This was the thing our parents would say to us, do not be late on your first day. And this really illustrates the point, because if you're late on the first day, they must not care about work. They might not take this seriously. They're not a prepared person.

I think the best example, it's kind of like a pre-COVID example at this point, but we're all told don't be late to work on your first day. This was the thing our parents would say to us, do not be late on your first day. And this really illustrates the point, because if you're late on the first day, they must not care about work. They might not take this seriously. They're not a prepared person.

You and I work in the Bay Area. Your ability to get somewhere in the morning is plus or minus two and a half hours. Like it has nothing to do with their capability. But the truth is that's what people will start spinning in their subconscious or in their conscious brain. And so you just don't want to start that narrative.

You and I work in the Bay Area. Your ability to get somewhere in the morning is plus or minus two and a half hours. Like it has nothing to do with their capability. But the truth is that's what people will start spinning in their subconscious or in their conscious brain. And so you just don't want to start that narrative.

So whatever home run idea you think you have in your first month or two, if it's that good of an idea, it will still work in month three, four, five, or six. But more likely you're going to learn something else and be like, oh, wow, I am so glad I didn't say that. Now that I understand the bigger picture, that was totally not the right idea.

So whatever home run idea you think you have in your first month or two, if it's that good of an idea, it will still work in month three, four, five, or six. But more likely you're going to learn something else and be like, oh, wow, I am so glad I didn't say that. Now that I understand the bigger picture, that was totally not the right idea.

So just really that counterintuitive because you have so much energy to do your job so well when you're new, you have to hold yourself back until you have as much context as you can to really qualify those bigger thoughts.

So just really that counterintuitive because you have so much energy to do your job so well when you're new, you have to hold yourself back until you have as much context as you can to really qualify those bigger thoughts.

If I was to say in one sentence, we're an essential neighborhood network. You come for utility, but you stay for the community. And when I zoom out, to me, it just makes sense that there's a use for a product that is about your neighbors. The idea of a neighbor as a relationship is a fundamental human idea. It goes back centuries. It cuts across all cultures.

If I was to say in one sentence, we're an essential neighborhood network. You come for utility, but you stay for the community. And when I zoom out, to me, it just makes sense that there's a use for a product that is about your neighbors. The idea of a neighbor as a relationship is a fundamental human idea. It goes back centuries. It cuts across all cultures.

Everyone understands what a neighbor is. And it's not the same thing as your friend or your family or your coworker. And so for me, Nextdoor just makes sense as a tool, right, as a technology that lets neighbors cultivate those relationships together. You pick your neighborhood, you don't really pick your neighbors.

Everyone understands what a neighbor is. And it's not the same thing as your friend or your family or your coworker. And so for me, Nextdoor just makes sense as a tool, right, as a technology that lets neighbors cultivate those relationships together. You pick your neighborhood, you don't really pick your neighbors.

you have this shared identity with people that you might have totally different worldviews with. But at the same time, no matter what the person across the street from you thinks, politically, generationally, if you realize 20 minutes after you took off in the car, you might've left the garage door open, you could call them and they would go tell you because you would want to reciprocate that.

you have this shared identity with people that you might have totally different worldviews with. But at the same time, no matter what the person across the street from you thinks, politically, generationally, if you realize 20 minutes after you took off in the car, you might've left the garage door open, you could call them and they would go tell you because you would want to reciprocate that.

It's a very different way of thinking about these types of relationships. And so next door is really at the heart of giving ways for neighbors to bring their neighborhood together. And it's particularly important in the more recent years of technology where so much of people's day-to-day is now on their phones or on screens.

It's a very different way of thinking about these types of relationships. And so next door is really at the heart of giving ways for neighbors to bring their neighborhood together. And it's particularly important in the more recent years of technology where so much of people's day-to-day is now on their phones or on screens.