As we gear up for LAUNCH on April 29th, we’re excited to highlight one of our Runway participants: Anakin Bosek, a mechanical engineering student at the University of North Dakota and the founder of Bosek Industries.
Bosek Industries brings together Anakin’s technical background and passion for motorsports to serve a niche but passionate market. His goal is to provide racing teams and enthusiasts with the engineering insight and marketing strategies they need to compete at higher levels and grow their presence in the sport.
“My biggest challenge when developing the startup was shifting from an engineering mindset into a business mindset,” he explained in a recent interview.
Transition was one of the many key lessons he learned during his time in the Runway accelerator. The early phase of the program, in particular, played a pivotal role in shaping his approach, “One of the moments that stood out to me was during the first initial pre-accelerator phase, where we did a lot of customer discovery,” he recalls.
“I kind of learned how close knit of an industry it is and how my business can navigate and find its place within it.”
For Anakin, the value of Runway extended beyond business planning. The relationships he built during the program left a lasting impression.
“The connections that I was able to establish while being part of Runway are going to be lifetime connections that help me, not only in my startup business, but also in all areas of my life.” As Anakin prepares to pitch at LAUNCH, his passion, technical expertise, and drive to learn are setting him up to make an impact, not just in motorsports, but in the broader world of engineering and innovation.