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Changing the world doesn't have to be through starting a company. Often times, employees of companies, even established ones, end up changing the world. That's the entire point of the article, and one that squares well with the evidence. Consider Apple's recent products, the development of Java at Sun, the creation of Unix at Bell Labs, Gmail and Chrome at Google, and so on. None of the creators of these products (well, except maybe Paul Buchheit) made seven- or eight-figure exits, but they had much more of an impact on the world than the vast majority of startups, even those that did get acquired.