170 CLEARING THE HURDLES: WOMEN BUILDING HIGH-GROWTH BUSINESSES
mance, to date, has demonstrated that you have the leadership skills,
the technical knowledge, and the financial savvy to run a rapidly grow-
ing venture. The industry you have chosen has great growth potential
and your venture seems well positioned within the industry. With these
challenges behind you, you might think that getting additional
resources necessary to start and grow the business would come easily.
However, there are still more hurdles to overcome.
Getting the human and financial resources you need is really
dependent on the networks in which you operate (who you know) and,
even more important, who knows and values you as a great busi-
nessperson (the social capital you hav