Bob Parsons. I know I may catch flack for that, but the guy didn't attend an Ivy League or Stanford level school, didn't live in the valley, but also started t

Bob Parsons. I know I may catch flack for that, but the guy didn't attend an Ivy League or Stanford level school, didn't live in the valley, but also started two successful tech companies without VC money. His methods and marketing are different, but he's bound to break convention as he grew up so far from the web/software conventions of the day.