创业初期，我们只有三个人和一间小办公室。

chuàngyè chūqī, wǒmen zhǐyǒu sān gè rén hé yī jiān xiǎo bàngōngshì.

In the early days of starting the business, we only had three people and a small office.

这种病在初期很难被发现。

zhè zhǒng bìng zài chūqī hěn nán bèi fāxiàn.

This disease is hard to detect in its early stages.

项目初期遇到了不少技术难题。

xiàngmù chūqī yùdào le bù shǎo jìshù nántí.

Quite a few technical difficulties were encountered in the early stages of the project.