最佳与最差：硅谷科技初创公司CEO评点2013

要说硅谷最出名的特点莫过于它大胆的极速创新。初创公司在这里推出有前途的创意，或以更好的方式执行已经存在的创意。今天还是斗志昂扬的模范人物，明天可能就成了守旧派。而一款产品的发布可能就会促成一个新软件或硬件分类的诞生。

过去十二个月的科技行业有许多重要时刻，比如微软（Microsoft）CEO史蒂夫•鲍尔默计划辞职，再比如Twitter公司成功上市。《财富》杂志今年另辟蹊径，邀请九位初创公司CEO用自己的话来回顾2013年的科技行业。

If Silicon Valley is known for anything, it's breakneck innovation, consequences often be damned. Startups debut promising ideas -- or execute an already existing idea better. Today's scrappy poster child becomes tomorrow's old establishment. And one product launch is enough to ignite a new software or hardware category.

The last 12 months have proven chock-full of important tech moments, whether it was news of Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer's intention to step down or Twitter's (TWTR) successful IPO. For a different perspective on 2013 in tech, Fortune sought out nine startup CEOs to weigh in, in their own words.