Chetan Puttagunta on Revenue

Chetan Puttagunta@chetanp

JetBrains, a Prague based developer tools company behind IntelliJ, in 2018: $270M revenue/ 33% growth $100M net income/ $134M free cash flow 6M users/ 405k customers $0 raised since founding in 2000 The developer tools market is enormous and can enable impressive businesses.

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Why it worked

Opens with a short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Points at real customers, users or results as evidence rather than assertion.
Gives away something genuinely useful before asking for anything.
Uses short lines and white space, which makes a long post feel quick to read.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Context → Context → Landing
Style: Short lines with heavy white space, built to be scanned.
Tone: concrete, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity, Social proof, Reciprocity
Written for: Founders and operators

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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