But it does make it more difficult to talk about a concept when it's been (re)defined and argued about and gaslit about instead of what PaulG is doing: providing a simple definition backed by some real-world examples that actually are founder-mode being done more or less right.

Yes, and when various people start to fake-claim that they work in Founder Mode, you're more likely to hire the wrong managers or CEO, once it's time to find someone for whatever reason.