The geek norm of science, based on producing and evaluating evidence, seemed alien to Katzenberg. Whitman observed in an interview that his ideas didn’t need to be supported by a lot of evidence: “I say, ‘Where’s your data?’ He says, ‘There is none. You just have to go with your gut.’” In another interview, an unnamed “high-level Quibi colleague who is actually several years younger than Katzenberg” commented further on his evidence-free confidence. As this person put it, “I don’t pretend to know what kids are going to like anymore. But Jeffrey is, like many entrepreneurs, a true believer in
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