The venture pioneer who would have led Evolve's seed; the record holds him at both dinners
This is Jonathan Hare's account, with its provenance shown. The person or organization named has not yet claimed or corrected it.
Bill Draper — of the pioneering Draper venture lineage — offered the $3 million term sheet to lead Evolve's seed round, with Sonsini's backing and an unpaid team as the asset. He was at the Il Fornaio table when Doug Ayer delivered the ultimatum and Jonathan Hare declined it in nine words. The record holds him at the offer and at the ending, and invites the fuller relationship's story.
There is no single root. This is one view of the graph, from this node — what you see depends on where you enter and what you are looking for.
The record holds one fact and says so
Open →offered the seed term sheet toThe company of the vignette cycle: Draper's term sheet, the Woodhill coup, the walkout, and two Series A term sheets from a $250k base
Open →This entry is deliberately incomplete. The gaps below are the things only certain people can settle — and settling one is a contribution like any other: recorded, timestamped and attributed to whoever made it.
Correct anything wrong, add what only you know, or claim this entry as your own. Write to evidence@qpncatalyst.io and Jonathan directly (both are on the button) — a timestamped confirmation comes back with your submission attached, as your own independent record. No account, no permission, no institutional standing required.
Public contributions earn Publicity Premium; bringing others who were there earns Cascade Premium. Everything is valued retrospectively as outcomes verify, so nothing has to be priced up front.
Correct this entry → Add a story, photo or link → Browse the graph →