Who’s on the mic?

Ray Svitla — fractional CMO & researcher wandering the network-state / Web3 edge.

  • Ran 7 pop-up salons (Lisbon → Dubai) • 700+ guests, a few crypto legends in the crowd

  • Built dating-app WAKA to 100 k users on shoestring CAC

  • Helped founders pull in $25 M and snag $250 k in grants

  • Now based in Lisbon, reachable anywhere: hey@svit.la · @ray_svitla


Why bother reading?

High-Wealth Builder
→ Early signals on friendly jurisdictions & SEZ perks

Diaspora / Policy Operator
→ Playbooks to bridge crypto capital with civic rebels

Mesh-Society Dreamer
→ Tested frameworks, bloopers and memes so you don’t repeat them


TL;DR

  • Born in Belarus → fled two different dictatorships.

  • After the second forced move I made a 7-year pact with myself: go deep on network societies.

  • Since then I’ve been swapping dating algorithms for governance plumbing and taking notes across the world, from Montenegrin think-tanks to Token2049 Dubai.

  • All those notes now feed 404 Embassy — a border-agnostic research studio and snail-speed refuge for fast minds.


404 Embassy decoded

  • 404 – the blank spot where old maps glitch.

  • Embassy – diplomacy minus the flag.

  • Snail – home and passport on your back (mascot & method).

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What ships from here

  1. Weekly Transmission Log – curated intel, actionable links.

  2. Embassy Briefs – 15-page deep dives (€1 200 licence).

  3. Pop-Up Embassy – invite-only salons next to major Web3 conferences.

  4. Advisory Retainer – 4 h/month “border-hacking” hotline (slots open).


Plug-in options

  • Pledge — lock in support; you’re charged only when paywalls go live.

  • Sponsor a Brief — need bespoke research? Ping me with “/brief”.

  • Host the Embassy — running a conference? Let’s drop a snail-shell venue next door.

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