Cancel Me If You Can and Dave Portnoy

This is a clear summary of the full arc, from a free four-page Boston newspaper to the $136 million Penn deal and the infamous $1 buyback. You get the entire deal timeline in plain English, plus 12 key business lessons — bet on yourself, own your audience directly, controversy as distribution, never outsource your voice, and the anti-cancellation playbook. Every lesson shows where it appears in Portnoy's story, where people get it wrong, and how to apply it to your own business or creator project this week. An 18-prompt action workbook and 30-day sprint plan turn the reading into results. Whether you loved the original or just want the strategy without the feuds, this guide gives Barstool's twenty-year rise the business-book treatment Portnoy refused to write. Disclaimer: This is an Independent companion guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports, or Simon & Schuster. It is intended to be read alongside the original book, and readers are encouraged to purchase Cancel Me If You Can.