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The Long Road Ahead: Data from Personal Investment Experience
Loon Creek Co-Founder and long-time angel investor Kevin Learned reflects on the hard truth of extended exit timelines, sharing insights from 77 personal investments and 15 years of fund and SPV administration experience.

Kevin Learned
4 min read
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ACA Awards Loon Creek Capital’s Co-Founder Kevin Learned with the Hans Severiens Lifetime Achievement Award
And the winner is.... Kevin Learned! Learn why the ACA selected our Cofounder as this year's recipient of the Hans Severiens Award!

Loon Creek Team
5 min read
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Putting the UnDead (Funds) to Rest
Angel Investors fear Zombies, especially when they are extending a Fund past its end of life.

Loon Creek Team
5 min read
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Investing for Singles, Not Home-runs
Angel Investors can make money without investing for exponential returns. Our latest blog post discusses our experience with RBF.

Loon Creek Team
3 min read
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Beware the Tax Consequences of the Convertible Note
Angel Investors should be aware of the tax consequences of the securities in which they invest.

Loon Creek Team
6 min read
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Please Stop Messing up the Cap Table
Angel investors often press entrepreneurs to allow them to invest below the round minimum, but it can create future problems for the company

Loon Creek Team
3 min read
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Losers and Tax Returns
Does an investment syndicate (SPV) need to file an annual tax return? Not necessarily.

Loon Creek Team
3 min read
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Innovation in Angel Investing Structures
There has been a lot of buzz around ‘alternative’ investment structures in private investing. This post discusses revenue-based financing.

Loon Creek Team
2 min read
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Commitment Issues: Managing an SPV Long-Term
Setting up an SPV is easy, it's managing it over the 10+ years until it liquidates that most people overlook. A discussion of SPVs long term

Loon Creek Team
5 min read
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