Abstract: By means of the mothod of case-control group study, this paper takes the try-and-error behaviours during the course of the evotion of social network in the entrepreneurial period of 6 successful start-up enterprises in China as research objects.This paper discusses the reasons, disciplines and characteristics and try-and-error behaviours during the courses of start-up enterprises’ social network.This paer draw the conclusions that try-and-error behaviours during the course of the evolution of start-up enterprises’ social network come from some triggle factors, which will provide delivered value and gain some experiences from try-and-error activities.The try-and-error path of the evolution of start-up enterprises’ social network is diverfied and borderless, and learning is important to the execution of the evolution try-and-error of start-up enterprises’ social network.The try-and-error behaviours of the evolution of start-up enterprises’ social network are influenced by external reasons and inner reasons.

摘要： 本文采用群体案例研究的方法，选取国内六家成功的创业企业在创业期其社会网络演化过程中的试错行为作为研究对象，探索了创业企业在其社会网络演化过程中发生试错行为的动因、规律、特征。研究发现，创业企业社会网络演化过程中试错行为的产生具有一定的触发因素，其实施必须让渡一定的成本，且总能从试错活动中积累到一定的经验。创业企业社会网络演化的试错路径呈现出多样化和无边界化，学习在创业企业社会网络演化试错的实施中发挥了重要作用。创业企业社会网络演化的试错行为受到外部动因和内部动因的双重影响。

关键词: 创业企业, 社会网络, 演化, 试错