[staticelf]

> He deserved his success but would he had gotten there without the right people?

Not that I care much about this issue, but yes the game was very popular before any company was created.

[ryanackley]

I agree it was popular but I suspect the employees of Mojang contributed more than few hundred thousand dollars worth of value to what would eventually become a $2.5B valuation. I mean that's the idea behind hiring employees. You can't do everything yourself.