Ritika Trikha, Tech Content Lead
I'm driven by a deep passion of understanding software, the modern fabric of society.
AI News & Developments
As one of the founding editors of Meta's AI blog and, most recently, as Eclipse Venture’s blog, I’ve spearheaded the editorial strategy for AI news, crafted core messaging for distribution channels, and collaborated with the creative team to create impactful visuals.
Here are some of my notable pieces.
How AI makes shopping easier for everyone
Impact: 50K views; 50+ media coverage
Teaching AI to perceive the world through your eyes
Impact: 30K+; 100+ media coverage
Meta’s first generative AI announcement
Impact: 50K views; 20+ media coverage
Meta’s first open source chatbot
Impact: 40K views; 50+ media coverage
Using AI to fight harmful content
Impact: 20K+ views
Bits Behind Atoms: Using AI to Design Building Systems
Impact: 5K+ views
Developer Thought leadership
These articles demonstrate my skills in articulating complex ideas, deep thinking, and persuasion.
My pieces have garnered tens of thousands of views, and—more importantly—generated discussions on strategic social networks.
The Inevitable Return of COBOL
Impact: Over 100,000 views + sparked HackerNews discussion &
featured in Red Hat’s podcast
The Immutability of Math and How
Almost Everything Else Will Pass
Impact: Over 10,000 views & HackerNews discussion
The Interdependency of Stanford
and Silicon Valley
Impact: Over 100 shares
The Risky Eclipse of Statisticians
Impact: 10K views, 500+ shares, Hacker News discussions
Executive BYLINES
Ghost-written and edited pieces for executives on key trends, like immigration and the shortage of technical skilled labor. Each piece garnered spurred debate and high-quality comments on social networks, like Facebook and Hacker News.
[TechCrunch] Unlocking
Trapped Engineers
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[WSJ] Visa Policies Keep Women
from Working
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[FORBES] Stop Looking For The Next Silicon Valley:
America Is Full Of High-Tech Talent
Read More
Developer Research
Built from scratch, I collaborate with internal stakeholders, designers, and data analysts to write survey questions, extrapolate insights, craft a narrative, and publish the story on our microsite in an accessible, engaging way.
My work not only amassed hundreds of thousands of unique views but also garnered notable endorsements from tech visionaries, like the co-founder of Infosys, one of the designers of the Haskell programming language, and more.
2018 Developer Skills Report
In fact, the success of the 2018 Developer Skills Report sparked the inception of an entire Research arm at HackerRank. Explore more data-driven stories below:
Developer Marketing campaign
How do you get a community of 3M+ developers to take a survey to derive meaningful industry insights? Gamify it! We added a programming challenge to complete each level of the survey. This was an incredibly fun and gratifying campaign.
How often do you hear someone say this is best survey ever!
