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Parr: Dave Portnoy's Barstool Sports antics will look pathetic as he ages
“I've always said about this about Barstool Sports. I'm like, dude, Dave Portnoy is getting older. Like, some of these antics are kind of not going to be cool anymore. They're more so like pathetic.”
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…”
Puri: Satirical Tech Media Companies Should Actually Be Venture Funds
“It's not just a media company. This would actually be an investment fund. So, you would be a VC fund whose brand is built Through journalism, whose distribution of how they help their companies is through their media arm. And so you're a media arm whose busine…”
Parr: Penn National Gaming is an attractive buy after 30% dip
“However, I think there's a pen is actually an interesting buy right now because if Barstool only makes up like eight percent of their business and business is doing pretty good, the business of Barstool, the ad business would have to go away almost entirely fo…”
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.”
Puri: Top college athletes will partner with Barstool for NIL deals
“The best athletes are going to want to work with Barstool just because of their reputation.”
Parr: Dave Portnoy sold initial Barstool Sports stake at a $15M valuation
“When he first sold that business, he sold the first portion of it. And at the time, Barstool was a big deal. He only sold it at a fifteen million dollar valuation.”
Parr: Funny Business Writers Leave Media for Lucrative Finance Careers
“If you're smart enough to do this for business and you're funny, you now here's the, where the rub, you likely can get paid a ton of money as some type of analyst or some type of investor or some type of operator. And so it's really hard to retain those types …”