The embeddedness of entrepreneurs in a network of social relations has been largely documented by the literature since the seminal work of Granovetter. In different contexts, it has been shown that the entrepreneurial network plays a central role in the creation of their business and provides a variety of resources. Few studies, however, seek to understand the motivations of entrepreneurs when they mobilize a tie, and the effects of these mobilizations on the content and quality of this relationship. From a fieldwork undertaken in Morocco, we implement a “quantified narratives” method which codes each sequence of access to a resource in the course of the start-up in order to map the network of relationships of young innovative entrepreneurs. We go further than previous studies using this method in that we develop a multivariate model that enables us to build hypotheses from qualitative material analysis and to test them econometrically. This case study highlights more generally the interest of mixed methods in analyzing complex mechanisms like network mobilization and their motivations. We analyze the different logics which led entrepreneurs to the mobilization of the network at the time of the creation of their business. The main result that emerges is that the family is sidelined in obtaining funding. This original result is indicative of the tension faced by these young Moroccan entrepreneurs: the need to grow their business is sometimes in contradiction with the desire to create through it a space of autonomy gained on the family.

自从Granovetter的开创性工作以来，文献已经在很大程度上记录了企业家在社会关系网络中的嵌入性。在不同的情况下，已经表明，企业家网络在创建其业务中起着核心作用，并提供各种资源。但是，很少有研究试图了解企业家动员领带时的动机，以及这些动员对这种关系的内容和质量的影响。通过在摩洛哥进行的实地调查，我们实施了一种“量化叙事”方法，该方法在启动过程中对访问资源的每个顺序进行编码，以绘制年轻的创新企业家之间的关系网络。我们使用这种方法比以前的研究走得更远，因为我们开发了一个多元模型，该模型使我们能够从定性材料分析中建立假设并进行计量经济学检验。该案例研究更普遍地强调了混合方法在分析复杂机制（如网络动员及其动机）方面的兴趣。我们分析了导致企业家在创建企业时动员网络的各种逻辑。出现的主要结果是家庭在获得资金方面处于旁观状态。最初的结果表明了这些年轻的摩洛哥企业家所面临的压力：发展业务的需求有时与通过家庭创造自主权的愿望相矛盾。