its always smart starting small, just to get familier with crypto ecosystem and see if you are a good trader
i started with a little more than 1 btc about 2 and a half years ago and i think that if i used more i would burn myself trading
small steps are the key
the possibility of burning in the first try always normal for us who's trying to our quest into trading so you we need time and experience small start will allow us to grow and to seek more knowledge about this business.
True, we cant do perfect trades at the first time since we are still lacking of knowledge on trading. Agree with you burning in the first try is normal. In my own experience i do start trading on small amounts and making familiarization into things about it then if you already know the ways partially then try for big amounts.