Ray Svitla

Ray Svitla

Strategist based in Lisbon, Portugal (originally from Belarus). I write self.md to document how people build AI-powered personal operating systems — analyzing Claude Code, GPT, Gemini, and custom agent workflows.

background

  • Founded the research department at bdc.consulting — published in Binance, Cointelegraph, The Block, Investing.com. Became our most profitable sales channel, landing tier-1 clients like CoinsPaid, Bybit, and Blockchain.com.
  • Co-founded WAKA, a community-driven dating app that reached 100,000 users in Ukraine with 10× lower CAC than market average.
  • Since 2022, running 404embassy.com — Network State events in London, Lisbon, and Berlin with speakers including Vitalik Buterin and Patri Friedman.
  • Executive MBA from Kozminski University. Alum of IKRA (Eastern Europe’s top school for creative industries) and the John Smith Trust.

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