Research Lab by SORRYWECAN — Strategy 2026

Building the authority
nobody else in Slovakia has

Where we are headed. What we build first. What we ignore. How the system compounds on itself. Version 1.0 — March 2026. Living document.

400+
Newsletter subscribers
700+
Followers
22
Posts live
6
AI agents running

What we are in one sentence

Core positioning

We make AI legible for decision-makers — through research that educates, content that builds authority, and events that build community. The creative arm is SORRYWECAN. The intelligence arm is Research Lab. Nobody in Slovakia has both.

This is not a tagline. It is the answer to "what do you do?" that a bank executive, a startup founder, and a creative director all understand — and all need. One sentence that makes every product, every workshop, every post coherent.

What we already have

400+
Newsletter subscribers — owned audience, zero algorithm dependency
700+
Social followers + SORRYWECAN celebrity and influencer network
22
Long-form Research Lab posts — 9 months of SEO compounding
10×
AI production system — 1 person outputs like a 5-person editorial team
SWC
High-end creative production at fraction of market cost
TB
Tatra Banka connection — Slovakia's largest bank and their entire network

Most people starting a research and education brand have zero of these. The foundation exists. The task is to turn it into a compounding machine.

Why now. Why Slovakia.

01
The gap is wide open
There is no serious AI thought leadership publication in Slovak or CEE. The market is empty. Being 18 months ahead in a small market is the same as being the best in the room.
02
Corporate Slovakia is scrambling
Banks, law firms, insurance companies, manufacturers — all of them are asking "what do we do about AI?" and finding no one credible to answer in their language and context.
03
EU AI Act is live
The EU AI Act is in force. Every medium-to-large Slovak company now has compliance obligations they don't understand. This is a knowledge gap — and a commercial opportunity.
04
AI production collapse
The cost of producing research-quality content has dropped 90% in 18 months. We can outproduce a team of 5 journalists. The leverage didn't exist two years ago.
05
EU grant infrastructure
Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Slovak AI Strategy — there is significant non-dilutive funding for exactly what we're building. Window is open now, not forever.
06
SORRYWECAN credibility
Years of real creative work, real clients, real reputation. Research Lab inherits that trust on day one. Most publications start from zero. We don't.

The flywheel

Research Lab
+ SORRYWECAN
Content
Authority
Fuel
Community
Content → Workshop leads

Every post is a 2,000-word proof of expertise. Corporate clients read it and realise you could teach their team. No cold outreach — inbound authority.

Workshops → Better content

Every workshop reveals what people genuinely don't understand. That confusion becomes the next post. Community tells you what to research. You stop guessing.

Tatra Banka → Their network

One anchor client inside Slovakia's largest bank is access to every company they work with. If the workshop lands, the referrals follow automatically.

Three parallel tracks

🔴 Oxygen

Commercial Anchor

What pays for everything. Without oxygen, nothing grows. Start here.

  • Tatra Banka — specific product pitch, not vague collaboration
  • Quarterly AI Intelligence Report branded for them
  • Leadership workshop series — once per quarter
  • Price: €8–15K/year depending on scope
  • Second target: Bratislava VC or startup accelerator
  • After TB: their portfolio companies are the pipeline
🟢 Engine

Content Machine

What builds authority over time. AI handles 80% of production.

  • 2 Research Lab posts per week (AI-assisted pipeline)
  • Weekly newsletter — same content, zero extra work
  • IG stories for every post — already automated
  • 1 Slovak-language post per month
  • Podcast — long game, video-first, monthly cadence
  • Speaking — 1 Bratislava event per quarter
🔵 Gravity

Community Node

What creates irreplaceable trust. Physical presence matters.

  • Newsletter — grow from 400 to 2,000 by Q2
  • Quarterly physical event — Bratislava startup space
  • First event free — 20–30 people, intimate
  • SWC celebrity network → curated guest list
  • EU grant applications — parallel background track
  • Workshop alumni → advocates and referrers

What we sell

These are not vague "collaborations." These are specific products with specific prices. A corporate buyer needs to see a number and a deliverable — not a vision deck.

🎤
Keynote / Panel
Prince speaking at corporate events, conferences, and industry panels. Covers AI, creativity, the future of knowledge work. Built on Research Lab credibility. Available in EN + SK.
€1–3K
Per appearance
🎓
AI Literacy Programme
Multi-session educational series for a company's entire team — not just leadership. Covers AI fundamentals, tools, and responsible use. Scalable format. Can run monthly for 6 months.
€5–10K
Per company / per programme
📰
Sponsored Research
A company sponsors a Research Lab deep dive into their sector. Published publicly under Research Lab brand — not advertorial. Client gets first distribution, cited as sponsor. Real research, real credibility.
€3–6K
Per research piece
🌐
EU Grant Collaboration
Partner with a university or institution on a Horizon Europe or Digital Europe application. Research Lab contributes the content and dissemination plan. Grant funds the research. Non-dilutive.
Grant-funded
12–18 month timelines

The Tatra Banka move

Why this unlocks everything

One anchor client at Slovakia's largest bank → their portfolio → their corporate network → proof case study

"We produce a quarterly AI Intelligence Report — branded for Tatra Banka. You distribute it to your corporate clients and leadership team. We run one leadership workshop per quarter. We are your AI intelligence partner for 2026."
Referral pipeline to their entire corporate network
Institutional credibility for every future pitch
Published case study that sells the next client
Slovakia's most trusted brand = trust by proxy
Media coverage when the partnership is announced
Potential to embed Research Lab in their events calendar

The concrete first move: A WhatsApp message to whoever you know there. Not a proposal. One sentence: "I'm building something relevant for your leadership team. 20 minutes this week?" The meeting does the selling. The proposal comes after.

SORRYWECAN ↔ Research Lab

Nobody in Slovakia has both a serious creative studio and a research and intelligence publication at this level. Most agencies can produce. Most publications can write. Nobody does both. That's the moat.

Research Lab brings

  • Intellectual credibility + research depth
  • AI analysis and intelligence pipeline
  • Corporate education positioning
  • Newsletter audience and SEO authority

SORRYWECAN brings

  • High-end visual and film production
  • Celebrity and influencer network
  • Event production capability
  • Creative industry authority and track record
The combined pitch to any corporate client

"We research what your industry needs to understand about AI. We produce content that communicates it beautifully. We educate your team. We make your brand the one that gets AI right — not the one that's still figuring it out."

Quarterly roadmap

Q1 NOW
Tatra Banka — first conversation initiated this week
Newsletter — formalise platform, growth push from 400 to 1,000
Content — 2 posts/week consistently, first Slovak monthly post
Speaking — 1 Bratislava event secured and confirmed
AI system — full 6-agent stack running daily, all crons healthy
1,000 subscribers TB meeting 1 talk
Q2
Tatra Banka — proposal signed, or pivot to next anchor
First workshop — Bratislava startup space, 20–30 people
EU Grant — application submitted (Horizon Europe or Slovak fund)
SWC collab — one visual piece produced together, published
Research Lab — 40+ posts live, SEO compounding measurably
2,000 subscribers First revenue Grant submitted
Q3
Workshop series — 3 delivered total, case study published
Podcast — launch if newsletter is at 2,500+; video-first, monthly
Corporate pipeline — 2–3 Tatra Banka referrals in conversation
Research Lab Evening — first community event, Bratislava
International — first non-Slovak speaking slot or partnership
5,000 subscribers 3 workshops Podcast live
Q4
Revenue positive — education track covers its own costs
Grant outcome — EU Horizon or Slovak fund decision
Community product — paid newsletter tier or membership layer
Recognition — Research Lab is a known name in Slovak + CEE AI space
2027 plan — international expansion roadmap drafted
Revenue positive 10,000 subscribers CEE known

What we are not doing right now

Strategy is as much about what you don't do. These are not bad ideas — they are right ideas at the wrong time. Revisit each one at the quarter it belongs to.

Podcast before 2,500 subscribersA podcast without audience is talking into a void. Newsletter first.
Multiple sponsors simultaneouslyOne anchor client beats ten small ones. Scatter kills focus.
Short films as marketingSWC makes films for meaning, not marketing. Don't conflate them.
Community before audienceCommunity is a product. You need readers before you have members.
Grants as primary revenue12–18 month timelines. Apply now, build as if you won't get them.
Brand ambassador as a goalThis is a consequence of doing great work. Do the work — it comes.

The AI company behind this

A team of 6 AI agents handles the production system. This is why one person can run at the output level of a 5-person editorial and ops team.

🌌
The Master
CEO / Orchestrator
Main session. Talks to Prince. Routes work to agents. Maintains strategy and memory. Makes judgment calls.
claude-sonnet-4-6
🔭
Scout
Intelligence Gatherer
Monitors 16 news sources, 18 X accounts, LessWrong, Hacker News. Runs 3× daily. Builds radar and morning brief automatically.
haiku-4-5 + gemini-3.1-pro
✍️
Scribe
Writer + Synthesiser
Turns research into Research Lab content. EN + SK toggle. Landmark posts use Opus 4.6. On-demand, triggered by topic or signal.
claude-opus-4-6 / sonnet-4-6
🎨
Artisan
Visual Specialist
Generates all visual assets — blog heroes, IG stories, card-e full-bleed images. Commits to repo immediately. FAL Imagen 3 primary.
fal-ai/imagen3
📡
Publisher
Distribution + Deployment
Pushes content to GitHub, updates blog index, radar, dashboard. Delivers briefs to Telegram. Follows Scribe automatically.
claude-haiku-4-5
🏗️
Engineer
Builder
Builds apps, dashboards, scripts. Spawned for complex coding tasks. Works across all repos. Complex problems get Opus 4.6.
claude-opus-4-6

How we know it's working

Authority
  • Newsletter open rate above 35%
  • Inbound workshop requests per month
  • Speaking invitations received (not applied for)
  • Cited or referenced by other publications
Community
  • Newsletter subscriber count
  • Event attendance per quarter
  • Replies per newsletter issue
  • Workshop repeat and referral rate
Commercial
  • Anchor client signed (TB or equivalent)
  • Workshops delivered per month
  • Monthly recurring revenue
  • Client referrals and pipeline depth
Content
  • Posts per week (target: 2)
  • Blog organic traffic growth
  • IG story reach per set
  • Podcast downloads per episode (Q3)