Business Insider

14 statements across 4 episodes · 4 bullish · 5 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 2, 2021 by Sam Parr · said 37 times in 18 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Sam Parr (29), Shaan Puri (5), Ryan Smith (1), Isaac French (1), Austin Rief (1)

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2021 20 mentions in 6 episodes 3 per episode

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Everything said about Business Insider, oldest first

Apr 2, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sam Parr: Major media brands expand internationally via local licensing partnerships
“This is actually quite common in media. So there's Business Insider India, there's Business Insider Australia, there's Business Insider Germany, I believe.”
Sam Parr Apr 2, 2021 ▶ 34:43 MFM #166: Why a Sudoku Company Sold for $640m, "Opendoor for X" & Franchising Tech Companies
Jul 23, 2021 neutral
Assertion Supported
Jeff Bezos was an early investor in Business Insider
“Jeff Bezos was actually an early investor in Business Insider.”
Sam Parr Jul 23, 2021 ▶ 15:08 Why Dunder Mifflin Should Be a Real Company & A Look Inside MicroAcquire | My First Million #203
Nov 19, 2021 negative
Opinion
Puri: Portnoy made a big mistake targeting junior Morning Brew staff
“I think it was a big mistake. To go pick on the little guy. He had it right at the beginning when he was picking on the big guy. Oh, business insider. You're trying to ruin my reputation. You're trying to hurt my business and my advertising, my revenues and my…”
Shaan Puri Nov 19, 2021 ▶ 14:37 Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, "How Much is Pomp Worth?", and More
Nov 19, 2021 negative
Opinion
Puri: Business Insider contacting Barstool advertisers is warfare, not journalism
“There was a reporter for Business Insider that started reaching out to Barstool's advertisers and saying, Hey, are you aware of the story we wrote about how bad Dave is and businesses and a Barstool? Like, you know, would you like to comment on being an advert…”
Shaan Puri Nov 19, 2021 ▶ 7:45 Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, "How Much is Pomp Worth?", and More
Nov 19, 2021
Insight
Parr: PR warfare requires punching up to look like David, not a bully
“Swinging below, that's the rule here. Swinging below, you can't do. So like when you're trying to create an enemy, you always got to go up. You always have to go up. If you go down, you're a bully. If you go up, you're David.”
Sam Parr Nov 19, 2021 ▶ 15:46 Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, "How Much is Pomp Worth?", and More
Nov 19, 2021 negative
Opinion
Parr: Dave Portnoy's retaliation makes him look weak and endangers employees
“Now, the reaction, I think, is totally inappropriate, and I think it totally makes him look butt hurt. I think it makes him look weak. I think it's a bad move. The reason why it's a bad move is because Dave has fans, and he could be like, well, you know, I'm o…”
Sam Parr Nov 19, 2021 ▶ 13:25 Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, "How Much is Pomp Worth?", and More
Nov 19, 2021 negative
Assertion Supported
Parr: Business Insider timed Dave Portnoy exposé to parent company earnings
“Business insider released an article last week on Friday or Thursday, Coincidentally, right when Barstool, which is owned by a publicly traded company, had their earnings call, they released their article at the same time.”
Sam Parr Nov 19, 2021 ▶ 2:37 Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, "How Much is Pomp Worth?", and More
Sep 14, 2023
Insight
In media, a smart point of view beats long-term correctness
“It's more important that we have a smart point of view than that we're right in the long term.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 12:57 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Business Insider sold to Axel Springer for 11x its $40 million revenue
“We were doing forty million at the time. We sold it for 11 times revenues, which is a big, big number for immediate properties.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 55:49 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023 positive
Opinion
Henry Blodget did nothing legally wrong during Wall Street research scandals
“And so legally, I don't think he did anything wrong. Everything he wrote was approved by his superiors and order.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 15:59 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023
Disclosure
AlleyCorp invests $1.5 million to launch each new startup
“So we started each company with a million dollars. So 500,000 from each one of us. And that was for Gilt, Business Insider and Mongo. And then we, I did after that Dwight semi-retired. And so I did that with Nomad. I did that with Zola. And now, by now I put a…”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 6:13 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Business Insider reached 300 million unique visitors with zero ad spend
“What I'm proudest of is that Business Insider is at three hundred million uniques today and never spent one dollar in advertising.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 13:25 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023 positive
Opinion
Henry Blodget's lack of newsroom experience was a strength for Business Insider
“He had never really worked in a newsroom, which can be viewed as a weakness. I viewed it as a strength, and so he changed the rules, and we were willing to do that, and he did an incredible job.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 16:34 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
Sep 14, 2023 negative
Opinion
BuzzFeed failed to build a durable daily brand compared to Business Insider
“I don't believe they built up a true brand. They showed up in search results, they got traffic, but there were many, many people that religiously read Business Insider every single day. So it just had a brand that I think was much stronger and more defined.”
Kevin Ryan Sep 14, 2023 ▶ 17:27 How This Billionaire Founder Finds +$20B Business Ideas | Kevin Ryan Interview (#495)
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