Founder story

I built ThrottleShare because the ride should not sit idle.

I am Josh Frost, founder of ThrottleShare. I kept seeing the same thing everywhere: people had ATVs, UTVs, jet skis, carts, bikes, boats, and other toys sitting at home after paying good money for them. Payments keep coming. Storage keeps costing. Maintenance never stops. But a lot of those machines only get used a handful of weekends a year.

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Why this exists

Inventory before promises.

The idea started pretty simply: if someone already owns the machine, why should it sit there doing nothing? Why not let it help cover the payment, the insurance, the storage, the maintenance, or just put some extra money back in the owner's pocket?

So I went a little crazy and built ThrottleShare: a marketplace where owners can list their rides, set their own price, set their own rules, approve the rentals they want, and keep 100% of the listed rental rate they choose. ThrottleShare adds a renter-paid service fee on top instead of taking a cut from the owner.

That owner-first model matters to me. If you bought the machine, maintain it, store it, clean it, and hand it off, I do not think the platform should reach into your listed rate. The platform should help you get found, handle the workflow, and make the booking cleaner.

ThrottleShare is not an insurance company, a rental fleet, or a promise that every city is stocked. It is a marketplace and booking workflow built to help real local inventory get discovered, requested, booked, and documented.

The standard here is proof first: real listings, real owners, real renter requests, and a cleaner path from idle equipment to earning potential.

What I believe

A better rental marketplace has to be more honest.

Owners keep control.They set price, rules, approval, delivery, deposit, and what requirements renters must follow.

Renters need clarity.Photos, location, pricing, rules, and handoff expectations should be visible before a trip gets messy.

Partners need attribution.Creators, hosts, marinas, campgrounds, and local operators need tracked links and visible market outcomes.

How we are building

Market density, not noise.

Real listings firstWe prioritize bookable listings with photos, owner setup, payout readiness, and clear rental rules.

Demand capture secondIf a renter cannot find the ride they need, the request becomes a supply signal for that city and category.

Operators are welcomeRental companies and dealers can list inventory for free, keep 100% of their listed rental rate, and use their own requirements.

Trust records matterMessages, waiver status, payment state, and pickup/return documentation help make the handoff less chaotic.

Where this can go

ThrottleShare is the inventory layer for local adventure.

Airbnb has the stay. VRBO has the stay. Campgrounds, RV parks, marinas, and hosts already have the guest. What they usually do not have is a clean way to show nearby rides that can actually be booked.

That is the bigger idea: connect local powersports inventory to people already planning trips. A guest should be able to book the stay, then find the cart, kayak, UTV, PWC, scooter, or trail machine that makes the trip better.

We are still early. That is exactly why the founder-led work matters right now: answer customers, help owners list, chase the missing inventory, and build each market with enough proof that bigger partners can understand the value.

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I built ThrottleShare because the ride should not sit idle.

Inventory before promises.

A better rental marketplace has to be more honest.

Market density, not noise.

ThrottleShare is the inventory layer for local adventure.

The sharing economy for the industries that matter.