Personally I don't care about titles.It isn't about title the article or my remark is about though, it's about career progression. I'm with you smaller size companies tend to provide a better environment where politics is kept very low. The article talks about how to get past a certain point by being more visible. I stick to that context and point out this is more about playing politics. If the article suggested that to get past senior level one option is to join a smaller company, sure, i would have added that job titles are anyway irrelevant and what's important is growth along with well being.