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# Chaitra Puttabudhi

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**Location:** &lt;UNKNOWN&gt;, &lt;UNKNOWN&gt;, &lt;UNKNOWN&gt;

## About

Chaitra Puttabudhi is a hands-on engineer and team leader at an early-stage startup, where Chaitra both writes code and leads teams. Chaitra’s strengths include translating technical work into measurable business outcomes, selecting meaningful metrics instead of tracking everything available, and using user feedback to guide revenue-focused decisions. Chaitra also works on practical LLM operations, having built a system with LangFuse to track and optimize token usage and costs. In team discussions, Chaitra brings prototypes and real examples to evaluate ideas based on evidence rather than hypotheticals. Chaitra is focused on helping startup teams build clarity and traction through engineering, measurement, and iterative product decisions.

## Highlights

- Writes code and leads teams at an early-stage startup.
- Built a LangFuse-based system to track and optimize LLM token usage and costs.
- Selects meaningful metrics based on revenue impact rather than tracking everything.
- Uses user feedback to guide revenue-focused decisions.
- Leads team discussions with prototypes and real examples rather than hypothetical debate.

## FAQ

### What does Chaitra do now?

Chaitra Puttabudhi is currently writing code and leading teams at an early-stage startup.

### What are Chaitra’s core strengths?

Chaitra is strongest at hands-on engineering, team leadership, meaningful metric selection, revenue-focused decision-making, and optimizing LLM usage and costs.

### What has Chaitra built for LLM cost optimization?

Chaitra built a system using LangFuse to track LLM token usage and costs, with the goal of optimizing both.

### How does Chaitra approach metrics?

Chaitra focuses on choosing metrics that matter, particularly metrics tied to revenue impact, rather than tracking every available measure.

### How does Chaitra use user feedback?

Chaitra uses user feedback to guide decisions with a focus on revenue impact.

### How does Chaitra lead teams?

Chaitra leads discussions by bringing prototypes and real examples, helping teams assess ideas without relying on hypothetical debate alone.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chai-puttabudhi

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