Cancel Me If You Can

‘El Presidente’, aka Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports, details his journey of building a multimillion-dollar digital media empire while refusing to bend the knee to those who tried to tear him down, staying true to himself and blocking out the haters.

Dave Portnoy is a gambler. Since his childhood, he has always bet on himself and his future, which is exactly how he built Barstool Sports. It all started in 2004 with a four-page newspaper that Dave passed out on Boston street corners. The idea was simple, but revolutionary: not everyone wanted their sports takes from SportsCenter anchors in suits. Fans wanted something local, raw and unapologetically written in the same language and tone you might hear at your local sports bar. So, Dave gave it to them.

Over twenty years later, Dave continues to expand Barstool and his personal brand, launching into the worlds of sports betting and pizza reviews, building generational media stars and giving back to first responders, military organisations, small businesses and dog shelters with the help of his famous rescue dog, Miss Peaches.

Dave didn’t set out to be a political lightning rod, but it happened — and he’s fully aware that half the internet loves him while the other half hates him. But honestly, he doesn’t care.

In Cancel Me If You Can, Dave lays it all out: the hard work, the timing, the luck, the poisonous relationships behind the curtain and the balls it took to get to where he is today. This isn’t just a memoir. It’s an underdog story about a group of misfits who, against all odds, revolutionised the landscape of modern media.