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Dave Portnoy’s Rise from Zero to Barstool Empire | Boston News
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- Jul 12, 2026
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Dave Portnoy’s explosive memoir “Cancel Me If You Can” reveals how he quit his hated job to hand-distribute a four-page sports paper, fueled by relentless hustle and a mission to be brutally real with his audience. He built Barstool as a launchpad for talent—think Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy”—contracting creators to ride their momentum to stardom before they inevitably moved on. Beyond media, he launched the Barstool Fund to save 400+ businesses during the pandemic and even flirted with politics, seeing civic engagement as a duty. He’s not writing another book anytime soon—and frankly, doesn’t care to win over his critics. This is the unfiltered, no-holds-barred story of how a scrappy startup became a cultural juggernaut. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/ae6242b0975845fc