“Barstool’s stance was, if you guys take ‘Call Her Daddy’ and go somewhere else, we’re going to sue the fuck out of you. Like, you’re under a three-year contract.”— Dave Portnoy, nypost.com
“This is Barstool. All the time. Every day of the week, the company exists to sic a mob of hateful frogs on anyone who doesn’t buy a cheap Goodell clown shirt.”— Drew Magary, deadspin.com
“The telling saga speaks volumes about platforms like Twitter handle copyright claims, especially in a culture where stealing content and profiting off others’ work has become widely accepted practice among social media managers and marketers.”— Nick Statt, theverge.com
“Within 48 hours of announcing Barstool Gold, the company had more than 10,000 sign-ups to the product. Eighty-one percent of those sign-ups were for the annual membership, which is priced at $100 and equals the $2-per-week tier.”— Erika Nardini, digiday.com
“When I got access to Barstool’s Google analytics, I knew this was something different. They had something like 20 percent of their visitors coming back about 20 times a day. I’ve been in this business for two decades, and all their numbers bucked the usual trends.”— Mike Kerns, nytimes.com
“In a Periscope livestream, Portnoy told viewers that he sold 51% of his stake and the deal was less than $20 million — about a $10 million to $15 million valuation, specifically. Portnoy says his site is "very profitable" but that the valuation was based on revenue, not profit which "f----- [them] u…”— Biz Carson, David Portnoy, businessinsider.com