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Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

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Hmm, October through May, snow blower included? On the plus side its probably great for focus, on the down side its going to be a haul to resupply mid-winter. Although with another outbuilding for supplies and pulling gigabit fiber from the Internet all the way out to the house, you could treat it like the Arctic stations and just work solid for 8 months.

If you fly, that's just a hop, skip, jump to another town.

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

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post #8

Is this really in the spirit of a Show HN post? It's basically an advertisement to rent someone's space.

AirBnB could have launched as "Show HN: Rent my living room for one night while in town."

Uber could have launched as "Show HN: Rent my driver for a few miles"

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

#13
post #9

Hmm, October through May, snow blower included? On the plus side its probably great for focus, on the down side its going to be a haul to resupply mid-winter. Although with another outbuilding for supplies and pulling gigabit fiber from the Internet all the way out to the house, you could treat it like the Arctic stations and just work solid for 8 months.

Not sure what you mean "haul". It's right next to Hwy 89 and only 10 miles from Livingston.

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

#14
post #8

Is this really in the spirit of a Show HN post? It's basically an advertisement to rent someone's space.

Hello, thanks for your feedback. I posted this because I feel like it is a very unique space/opportunity and is in the spirit of fostering startup progress. I guess many Show HN posts could be considered to be an advertisement. Usually it is an advertisement for an individual's skills or awesome ability. In this case, my wife's and my awesome ability is restoring a run-down airport facility and trying to make it into something more modern. A lot of hard work has gone into this space and I believe that this opportunity is a reflection of our hard work, just like a lot of the software projects out there. I apologize if you feel like my intent is too commercial for the subject line chosen.

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

#15
post #9

Hmm, October through May, snow blower included? On the plus side its probably great for focus, on the down side its going to be a haul to resupply mid-winter. Although with another outbuilding for supplies and pulling gigabit fiber from the Internet all the way out to the house, you could treat it like the Arctic stations and just work solid for 8 months.

The Paradise Valley generally receives less snow than other places in Montana. My wife and I drive a Prius year round and typically a grocery store trip is ~40 minutes round trip. We're able to take the Prius on 95% of our winter drives. This last winter was quite warm, we were flying kites outside over Thanksgiving with our extended family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Valley_%28Montana%29

Some photos of the harsh winter conditions experienced here :)

http://imgur.com/OwmFVok http://imgur.com/CcnJjFV http://imgur.com/I3pfkxO

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

#19

How much would it cost? Any ballpark figures you can give?

We're thinking approximately $2500/month for basic use of the hangar and house. Please contact me directly for more details.

Damn, isn't that basically SF apartment rent?

Re: Rent my private airport for your hardware startup

#20
post #8

Is this really in the spirit of a Show HN post? It's basically an advertisement to rent someone's space.

Hello, thanks for your feedback. I posted this because I feel like it is a very unique space/opportunity and is in the spirit of fostering startup progress. I guess many Show HN posts could be considered to be an advertisement. Usually it is an advertisement for an individual's skills or awesome ability. In this case, my wife's and my awesome ability is restoring a run-down airport facility and trying to make it into…

https://news.ycombiinator.com/showhn.html

For example, blog posts, email signups, and fundraisers can't be tried out, so they don't count as Show HNs.

This isn't something you've made that people can try out so it is not a Show HN.

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