We must overcome an institutional fear of failure and short-term focus, whereby investors write their exit strategy first and support plan second.
In 2011, eBay acquired auction site clone GittiGidiyor, handing the firm, and thereby Turkey, its first exit.
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Lasso is just on example of how you can build a startup and exit in the first 24 months.
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On Cesario's first exit, she is already, touchingly head over heels.
Sharapova, slowly working her way back to her best after a long-term shoulder injury, made a shock first round exit at the Australian Open, but is on course for her first title of 2010.
Magalhaes was one of the first to exit the building, and admits that she felt she was overreacting at first by screaming and running out.
In 1985, Hallo Dandy became another defending champion to suffer a first-fence exit, while Mick Fitzgerald fell at the first in the 1995 Grand National before winning on Rough Quest 12 months later.
German Winfried Schafer, who managed Cameroon at the World Cup, described his experience with the Indomitable Lions as a success, despite their first round exit.
That was followed by a sorry first round exit -- Woods also went out on the same day -- at the WGC Accenture World Matchplay event in Arizona last week.
Issam El Adoua and Abdelilah Hafidi put the Atlas Lions ahead only for May Mahlangu and Siyabonga Sangweni to level and condemn Morocco to a fourth consecutive first round exit.
Vonn was expected to lead the U.S. medal charge in Austria, but Ligety took the men's super-G title to compensate for her early exit -- his first ever major victory in that discipline.
The former world number one from Denmark is on a terrible recent run of form, having now added a first round exit in Brussels to those suffered in Italy, Spain and Germany in the last month alone.
The deal between Cyprus and its creditors dampened market speculation that the country could be the first to exit the Euro Zone, which triggered a mild unwind of some of the recent safe-haven bid seen into gold prices.
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Bartlett said South Africa's first round exit at the Cup of Nations was disappointing but said they must put it behind them as they prepare for the start of the 2006 Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.
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Last year, Tomic Junior was booed off court at Wimbledon, picking up a code violation after smashing his racket, as he made a first round exit before then requesting that his father should be ejected from the stands at the Miami Masters later in the year.
Last year, the 20-year-old Tomic was booed off court at Wimbledon, picking up a code violation after smashing his racket, as he made a first round exit before then requesting that his father should be ejected from the stands at the Miami Masters later in the year.
There was also a Scottish Cup exit at the hands of First Division Clyde.
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If international investors know where they stand, there would be less of the "rush to the exit" panic at the first sign of trouble.
However, his speech could also lead to the European exit 45 years after we first joined - if, of course, that is what voters choose.
Although some predicted Smashnova might put up more of a fight, the Israeli could find no way past Sharapova and slumped to her 10th first-round exit in 12 Wimbledon appearances.
For Sweden, who only needed a draw to advance, it was the first group stage exit at a major tournament since Euro 2000, but coach Lars Lagerback was gracious in defeat.
The Buddies were looking to recover from their own Old Firm mauling, a 4-0 loss to Celtic, followed by a Co-operative Insurance Cup exit at the hands of First Division side Ross County.
Eighth seed Fernando Verdasco avoided a repeat of his first-round exit at Wimbledon to Fabio Fognini, but only just, the Spaniard edging to a 1-6 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory over the Italian.
Serena Williams, who has lost only one match since her first-round exit at the French Open last year, canceled an outdoor practice session and moved it indoors to test out her sore ankle.
Murray had been an overwhelming favorite heading into his quarterfinal tie, but found himself staring at a shock exit when he conceded his first set of the week 6-4 and then went 2-0 down in the second.
Ba's former side Newcastle United became the first high profile team to exit a competition famous for upsets.
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Chelsea, which recently became the first ever defending holder to exit the Champions League at the Group Stage, had its chances to equalize but failed to hit the target.
At some point on his road back, Campbell learned of the Troops First Foundation and Operation Proper Exit, charities that provide opportunities for severely injured service members to return to the locations where they sustained their injuries and, instead of being medically evacuated, provide them the opportunity to walk to the aircraft and climb the ramp.
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