Co-founder and CEO, Joro
Sanchali Pal is the co-founder of Joro, an app and growing community of users that helps individuals to track and improve their carbon footprints to benefit themselves and the planet.
Pal earned an undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton where her interest in the impact of food choices on climate change and how technology can build smarter cities intersected. After graduation, she became a management consultant at Dalberg, specializing in urban sustainability. She acquired deep experience within emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and India. In 2016, she left to pursue an MBA from HBS. She participated in HBS Startup Bootcamp and developed an idea for a startup, Loop, an app that calculated an individual’s carbon footprint by tracking and analyzing food consumption
It's challenging to create a sense of community when the newly assembled team of your early-stage startup is forced to work remotely. But it’s not impossible. Sanchali Pal, co-founder and CEO of Joro—a technology platform that enables users to track and improve their carbon footprints on their smartphones—shares tips on how she strengthens her team as they work remotely through the COVID-19 crisis.
In a focused interview with Shikhar Ghosh, Sanchali Pal, co-founder and CEO of Joro, discusses her unexpected path to entrepreneurship, insights she gained on fundraising, and the daily realities of being CEO at a growing early-stage company.
Perfecting your pitch deck and following best practices doesn't guarantee you'll receive a term sheet. How and when you present the details of your pitch matters. Sanchali Pal shares how repeatedly hearing "no" from VCs helped her strengthen her pitch, tighten her focus, and successfully raise from the most appropriate investors.
Expressing empathy during times of crisis can help your team become more resilient. But how can you express empathy when your team is physically separated? We connected with entrepreneurs at various stages who share strategies for demonstrating empathy to help your team weather the COVID-19 storm.
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