Sam Richards

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/threads/product · last updated: oct 2026

Product

Choosing what to build, setting priorities, and publishing the plan.

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I came to product through engineering. At Neighborly I owned features from requirements through release. At Fetch I worked on making Ethereum wallets and trading easier to use, while learning how much a product depends on timing.

At ethereum.org, I began publishing quarterly roadmaps so contributors could see and challenge our priorities. I continued that at MACI and PSE, where setting direction also meant deciding which projects to wind down. Those plans and updates make up most of this thread.

I’m now applying those lessons at HabitaAR: understanding what newcomers to Argentina need, building useful tools, and learning from the people using them.

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