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Tom Siebel
Tom Siebel
Oracle sales veteran Siebel started his own software firm in 1993. Though the Valley had gone dot-com casual, his strict code required salespeople to wear suits; he also named every conference room at headquarters after a customer.

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Last updated September 26 2008: 10:53 AM ET
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