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# What do Dave Portnoy and Nelk have in common? They both made it through content
- URL: https://www.founderbounty.com/what-do-dave-portnoy-and-nelk-have-in-common-they-both-made-it-through-content/
- Published: 2026-06-19T15:48:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T20:53:16.000Z
- Author: Vlad Kozul
- Tags: Stories

These influencers are both worth hundreds of millions and have made it big through content, bootstrapped thier way into net worths of millions. But what really made them stand out and what did they do to make themselves blow up?

Dave Portnoy is worth $500m and the Nelk boys $300M.

Your content has be seen and both recognised this. You have to find a way to blow up and do what it takes to get the subscribers. For Dave Portnoy, it was his pizza reviews, for the Nelk Boys it was thier "coke prank in the car." where they sold Coca-Cola cans instead of the drug.

[Barstool Pizza Review - Famiglia Pizzeria (Parsippany, NJ) presented by RhobackWatch Barstool Pizza Review - Famiglia Pizzeria (Parsippany, NJ) presented by Rhoback on https://www.barstoolsports.com/![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2b/26/2b26b1fd-73cd-4f02-8e47-30befb47b417/content/images/icon/favicon-b65cb4c3-25b8-4699-9971-1d9c25765919.ico)BarstoolEl Presidente![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2b/26/2b26b1fd-73cd-4f02-8e47-30befb47b417/content/images/thumbnail/famigiliayt.f77de852-0c7537bb-a096-41a9-b1ec-13c04f9c6404.jpg)](https://www.barstoolsports.com/video/3571835/barstool-pizza-review-famiglia-pizzeria-parsippany-nj-presented?ref=founderbounty.com)

## What does this mean for any creator?

Well you MUST find a video that will make you blow up.

[How to make a $551M exit with a newsletter. Bartoolsports with Dave Portnoy. A case study.We have studied and admire Dave Portnoy founder of bartoolsports. A great entrepreneur who loved gambling and set up to build a media empire from a printed paper he started back in 2016\. Its an amazing story and shows how any entrepreneur can in fact make it. His determination to push through any boundaries with a solid core team, and great execution can lead to an exit in any industry.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2b/26/2b26b1fd-73cd-4f02-8e47-30befb47b417/content/images/icon/F-3-8d7dd938-fbc5-482f-9ce2-d25a5b2dc9e2.png)FounderBountyVlad Kozul![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/2b/26/2b26b1fd-73cd-4f02-8e47-30befb47b417/content/images/thumbnail/DAVE-PORTNOY-GETTY-CELTICS-a96f91b8-e24a-4e2c-8a15-db63ab2c5ea9.jpg)](https://www.founderbounty.com/how-to-make-a-551m-exit-with-a-newsletter-bartoolsports-with-dave-portnoy-a-case-study/)

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