стартовая площадка bedeutet auf Englisch

launch pad▼(the surface from which a launch is made)
noun
[UK: lɔːntʃ pæd] [US: ˈlɒntʃ ˈpæd]

stepping stone▼(something used as a way to progress)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.ɪŋ stəʊn] [US: ˈstep.ɪŋ ˈstoʊn]