Payal Patel

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Chief of Staff at Dsider

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Payal is a fractional Chief of Staff for two startups, Dsider and Senslytics, and an angel investor focused on early-stage technology. With a background in management consulting and an MBA from London Business School, she specializes in strategy, fundraising, and go-to-market for climatech and wellness companies.

She is passionate about building communities and connecting people, which she views as solving a puzzle. Payal has a history of volunteering for childrens charities like Make-A-Wish and co-founded a non-profit chapter for St. Jude. While at London Business School, she led the Womens Touch Rugby Club.

She gave a TEDx talk on the concept of a "Financial Finish Line" to encourage a holistic definition of happiness beyond material wealth.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Systematic

Value Seeker

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They prefer to fully evaluate every situation. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Topics They Care About

Climatech Innovation
As an Entrepreneur in Residence at Energy Tech Nexus, she is passionate about building a community for the next generation of scaling climatech startups.
Startup Mentorship
Leverages her 15+ years of experience to advise founders on strategy and fundraising, previously winning a "Mentor of the Year" award at Texas A&M University.
Causal AI Applications
As Chief of Staff at Senslytics, she supports the commercialization of patented causal AI technology used to predict and prevent failures in the energy industry.

Media Appearances

Payal has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Chief of Staff at Dsider
10-2024
Chief of Staff at Senslytics Corporation
1-2024
Entrepreneur in Residence / Fellow at Energy Tech Nexus
1-2020
Member at Global Women in VC
Founder at Patel It Like It Is Ventures

Education

2010 - 2012
MBA from London Business School
BBA & M.S. from Texas A&M University

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Insights For Selling To Payal

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Payal is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Payal

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Payal move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Payal take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Payal

Personality Compatibility


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