184 CLEARING THE HURDLES: WOMEN BUILDING HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESSES
social capital could be developed through the relationships she built in
each of these environments.
In a similar vein, venture capitalists and other resource partners for
high-growth ventures operate in a networked world of fast-paced, tech-
nically based, heavily resourced transactions. Women business owners
often work, socialize, and develop relationships within entirely differ-
ent networks. Members of each network function well in their own
domains where they can freely exchange their social currency and
there is no question about its value. However, when women try to enter
“a foreign country,” they find that the currency they built up is not rec-
ognized or valued. Consequently, they ...