“Everything seems to depend on early popularity. We’d better work hard to make sure that our new release has a terrific first week.” “As I always suspected, ideas about politics and economics are a lot like movie stars. If people think that other people like them, such ideas can go far.” “I’ve always been worried that when my team gets together, we end up confident and unified—and firmly committed to the course of action that we choose. I guess there’s something in our internal processes that isn’t going all that well!”