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).
What ships from here
Weekly Transmission Log – curated intel, actionable links.
Embassy Briefs – 15-page deep dives (€1 200 licence).
Pop-Up Embassy – invite-only salons next to major Web3 conferences.
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.
