I used to think that founder mode only belongs to entrepreneurs.

Later I discovered that it is actually a person's first reaction when facing a problem.
Once I saw a promotional copy for an event. It had a lot of information, but reading it felt like there was no hook, no reason for people to take action immediately. The normal approach is to wait for others to give direction, wait for a template, wait for a notice.
But I didn't wait.
I first broke down the event into three things: why users would care, why the reward is worth participating in, and why participating now is more advantageous than later. Then I rewrote the headline, reorganized the selling points, compressed the expressions, and rephrased it to make it look more like something a real user would share.
At that moment I realized that so-called founder mode is not about whether you have a company or whether you have a title, but whether you treat the outcome as your own responsibility.
Most people get stuck in employee mode, not because they lack ability, but because they are used to asking first: "Is this within my job scope?"
People who truly get things done ask: "If this were my project, how would I solve it right now?"
This is also why I like the theme of @RallyOnChain. It rewards not empty slogans, but people who are willing to take initiative, personally drive things forward, and turn vague problems into concrete results.
My hot take is:
You don't need to start a business to be worthy of entering founder mode.
You just need to stop waiting for permission and start taking responsibility for the outcome.