to begin a journey
Example: He started out as a salesperson before turning to poetry.
to begin as one thing and develop into something else
Example: I will start out slowly now, in the hope you tell me what I need to know.
to intend to do or be something
Example: She didn’t start out to be a model.
used about someone’s career
Example: Some businesses start out as hobbies.
But it was equally likely that someone would start out by defecting, in which case everyone else would defect.
And he said, well, you know, you would start out with microdosing.
