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Portnoy: Business Insider sexual misconduct allegations against him were garbage
“The heavy accusations, like Business Insider, when, like, sexual misconduct type stuff, like, all garbage”
Portnoy says ESPN refused to hire Pat McAfee before Barstool signed him
“McAfee came on and he knew he wanted to get into media. I think he wanted to work at ESPN. They wouldn't hire him. We did, and obviously the rest of the history with him.”
Portnoy: Chernin acquired 51% of Barstool at a $12.5M valuation
“So they, yeah, they valued the company at I think 12 and a half million wildly. I didn't know what I was doing. They really, that was too low, but whatever. That's what they valued it for. I think I got about, if I recall, three and a half million went to me p…”
Portnoy: $200K salary is barely enough to live in Manhattan
“For a young person, you know, you could pay him 200 grand a year, and that is barely enough for someone to live in Manhattan.”
Portnoy: Barstool surpassed its 5-year $50M valuation target in six months
“The original business plan said in five years, they wanted to sell it for like fifty million. That was the original business plan, and we got past that in like six months.”
Dave Portnoy says he took zero vacation days for 10 years building Barstool
“Built Barcelona, didn't take a vacation day for 10 years.”
Portnoy: One Bite Pizza was the largest frozen lunch launch in Walmart history
“Now I did a one, excuse me, a one bite frozen pizza. It was the biggest frozen lunch Walmart ever had.”
Portnoy says he will never become a billionaire off Barstool
“I'm never gonna become like a billionaire off parcel unless someone pays it.”
Portnoy: DraftKings offered him stock when it only had four employees
“DraftKings, when there were four people, they offered me stock in the company.”