硅谷的隐形发动机

    企业云计算公司Salesforce.com最近宣布收购商业智能/分析市场的新兴企业EdgeSpring。对于EdgeSpring的两位创始人、员工和投资人（Lightspeed和Kleiner Perkins）而言，这样的结果令人赞叹。

    但为什么大家过去都没有听说过这家公司？

    因为创始人就希望这样。他们是“闷声发大财”的代表。不管你怎么想，这就是硅谷每天都在上演的戏码。

    EdgeSpring的两位创始人维吉•查克拉瓦蒂和瑞恩•兰戈都是有大智慧的人。两人都曾多次创业成功，创造过巨大的价值，未来必定也将推动Salesforce取得成功。

    他们两人在Twitter 上总共才有27位粉丝。他们不是贝宝（PayPal）、也不是Facebook投资人组织的成员，从来没有召开过发布庆祝活动，也从来没有从对冲基金或知名天使投资人和名流处募集资金。他们宣布此项收购时，只是在公司网站上做了如下简单修改：

    Salesforce.com recently announced the acquisition of EdgeSpring, an emerging player in the business intelligence/analytics market. It was an amazing outcome for the company's two founders, employees and investors (Lightspeed and Kleiner Perkins).

    So why didn't you hear about it?

    Because the founders want it that way. They represent Quiet Success. And – despite what you may have been led to believe – it happens every day in Silicon Valley.

    EdgeSpring cofounders Vijay Chakravarthy and Ryan Lange are huge talents. Both have now had repeat entrepreneurial success. Both have created significant value, and will no doubt go on to work magic at Salesforce (CRM).

    They have a combined 27 followers on Twitter. They aren't part of the PayPal or Facebook Mafia. They never held a launch party. They didn't raise money from a hedge fund or a flashmob of notable angel investors and celebrities. They announced the acquisition with a simple change to their web site: