"Early missteps" refers to mistakes or errors that occur in the beginning stages of something, such as a project, goal, or journey.
Sentences with «early missteps»
Home loans should've been squeaky clean after earlier missteps, too. (breakingviews.com)
Connections compensated for unavoidable early missteps by heavily staffing their endeavors on the instruction side. (educationnext.org)
After recent early missteps (starting 2012 0 - 2 with losses to Ohio and Virginia, losing to UCF and getting whipped by Indiana in 2013) this was a nice change. (sbnation.com)