xxiv PREFACE
referred to as the Diana Project (named after the Roman goddess of the
hunt) because it focuses on women hunting for money.
The Research Methods
Together, the members of the Diana Project team have pursued several
distinct but related research projects designed to explore the pathways to
growth of women-owned businesses. We were particularly interested in
the hurdles women encountered as they sought growth capital. We inves-
tigated the variety of oft-cited logical explanations for why women are
largely unsuccessful in their hunt for venture capital money.
The research includes a detailed review of 300 articles included in
the academic literature on women entrepreneurs and on venture capi-
tal to determine the state of current knowledge ...