Brian L. Gates, 57, is accused of stealing about $10,000 in money donated to Bri’s Rock and Ride, a charity motorcycle run that Gates founded that was advertised as benefiting the cause of autism.

Before Paul Graham defined "founder mode," Bill Gates embodied a similar approach when cofounding Microsoft in the 1970s.

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