Admin Mar 4, 2019 10:48:35 AM 1 min read

Why Float Wants to Become ‘Airbnb for Boats’ in Minnesota

Via Minne Inno

"If you’re trying to start a high-tech boat rental company, you couldn’t ask for a better testing ground than Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes.

At least that’s the belief of Ross Larson and Jake McHenry, two Twin Cities entrepreneurs who this summer launched Float, a peer-to-peer boat rental platform.

The idea behind Float is similar to Airbnb. Boat owners can list their pontoons, speed boats, fishing boats or other vehicles on the site, and Float rents them out. On average, boats cost about $100 an hour."

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