&quot;good people joining bad companies can do nothing about it unless they are going to join as its ceo.&quot;<p>It&#x27;s worse than that. Even CEO&#x27;s answer to someone: the owners or the board. So, if those want evil course of action, even most CEOs&#x27; hands are going to be tied. The people with the greatest impact are probably the VC&#x27;s given they can fund what they want to see happen. They can create a lot of good by funding things that are both marketable and positive for society.<p>Anyone below owner has no guarantee of doing anything out of the parameters of the company. It&#x27;s the nature of capitalism and often business in general.