And a story may start with the first word, but if I present the word "Octopus" and say check out my story, you're going to be well within bounds to question me on it.
How many entries do you think there were when the first live version was announced only a few hours later (http://www.nupedia.com/pipermail/nupedia-l/2001-January/0006... )?
As a different metaphor than your "Octopus", this is "first light".
"First light" in astronomy is the first time a telescope is used. It doesn't need to start with an amazing or ground-breaking image.