Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI

Anna Belova, Founder and CEO of OpenWay AI, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and serial entrepreneur. She built DEVAR into one of the most ambitious consumer augmented reality companies in the world — 15 million books sold across 75 countries in 27 languages, a no-code AR platform used by 250,000 creators and 200 universities in 180 countries, and partnerships with Google, Hasbro, McDonald's, and Nasdaq. Anna shares her philosophy on building corporate culture from the very first hire, and why a strong culture is the most powerful defense against the wrong people. We explore what separates the most successful founders from everyone else in the room, why big-brand enterprise executives rarely thrive in early-stage startups, and what a single question about travel reveals about how a candidate actually thinks.

May 27, 2026
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Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI

Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI

Anna Belova, Founder and CEO of OpenWay AI, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and serial entrepreneur. She built DEVAR into one of the most ambitious consumer augmented reality companies in the world — 15 million books sold across 75 countries in 27 languages, a no-code AR platform used by 250,000 creators and 200 universities in 180 countries, and partnerships with Google, Hasbro, McDonald's, and Nasdaq. Anna shares her philosophy on building corporate culture from the very first hire, and why a strong culture is the most powerful defense against the wrong people. We explore what separates the most successful founders from everyone else in the room, why big-brand enterprise executives rarely thrive in early-stage startups, and what a single question about travel reveals about how a candidate actually thinks.

Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI

Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI

Anna Belova, Founder and CEO of OpenWay AI, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and serial entrepreneur. She built DEVAR into one of the most ambitious consumer augmented reality companies in the world — 15 million books sold across 75 countries in 27 languages, a no-code AR platform used by 250,000 creators and 200 universities in 180 countries, and partnerships with Google, Hasbro, McDonald's, and Nasdaq. Anna shares her philosophy on building corporate culture from the very first hire, and why a strong culture is the most powerful defense against the wrong people. We explore what separates the most successful founders from everyone else in the room, why big-brand enterprise executives rarely thrive in early-stage startups, and what a single question about travel reveals about how a candidate actually thinks.

Podcast: Anna Belova — 15M Books, 75 Countries, Now She's Building AI
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