A Feeling of Uncertainty, Logs From A Nervous Engineer

Temiloluwa Ojo • Flailabs TeamEngineering

FlaiLabs is launching in a couple of days. And honestly? I’m scared.


Scared that it’ll flop. Scared that no one will use what I’ve built.
Scared that it’ll all be for nothing.

I’ve spent the last six months living and breathing this thing rewriting code, rebuilding features, rethinking everything from the product design to the messaging. Some nights I was up at 3am debugging. Other mornings I was up at 6 wondering if any of this made sense anymore.

And now, it’s finally here. Not in a Notion doc. Not in staging. But real. Live. About to be used by real people. That’s a terrifying thought.

Because FlaiLabs isn’t just software. It’s not just another tool. It’s a piece of me. It holds every anxious draft, every failed attempt, every late-night “maybe this is a stupid idea” conversation with myself. It carries every bet I’ve made on people on those who’ve felt stuck, unheard, and unqualified just because they didn't know how to “interview well.”

This started because I saw too many brilliant people shrink during interviews.
Not because they weren’t good enough but because they didn’t know how to showcase who they already are. No one teaches that. Flailabs is my answer to that gap. A space where people can practice interviewing. Not with pressure. But with feedback. With support. With clarity.

Even in beta, it’s helped friends land internships and job offers.
Watching that unfold made me realize maybe this fear isn’t proof I’m not ready.
Maybe it’s just proof that I care.

I don’t know what’s going to happen next. I really don’t.
But what I do know is this: I built something I wish I had years ago.
Something that doesn’t just prep people for interviews it reminds them they’re already valuable. Already capable. Already enough.

So yeah, I’m scared.
But I’m proud too. Because this isn’t just about launching a product.
It’s about launching possibility. And that, to me, is worth every doubt.