FailFast does not run one generic waitlist. Students, schools, instructors, and sponsors each use their own form on the site. Pick the path that matches your role so follow-up lands in the right queue.
Students and challengers
The home waitlist is for people who want the public challenge product in the browser: timed runs on school subjects and general knowledge. You compete on what you know, not on luck.
We open with free practice. You climb subject ranks and learn the flow before paid entry or bank-linked features exist. A small batch of early signups may get platform-issued beta credit to stress-test the paid path. That is not withdrawable cash; it exists to catch bugs. Withdrawals stay off for beta until licensing and real paid challenges are live.
Schools (FailFast EDU)
The schools page is for heads and admins who want FailFast EDU: a private space for your students to compete, effort tracking, and data that stays with the school. No public Arena mixed in.
We start onboarding partner schools in 2026. Five slots are set aside for partner-school beta. Everyone else stays on the wider school waitlist for rollout when we expand. Small schools and tutorial centers are welcome. Headcount only helps us route email and next steps, not to reject you. A free tier is planned when we open wider.
Instructors
The instructors page is for people who want to write and verify questions. During beta you submit across subjects, pass verification, and grow a verified question bank before the full public earning model goes live. Joining here is not the same as joining as a student player.
Sponsors
The sponsors page is for brands or teams that want to run beta competitions, supply their own question set, and review sponsor analytics before launch pricing kicks in. That track is separate from the student challenge waitlist.
What every path shares
Beta timing still points at 2026. We email each list at least two weeks before its relevant window opens. The student product stays in the browser on phones and laptops with no required install for now.
On the challenge side, scores come from your answers. There is no random draw. When paid pools open on the consumer product, FailFast keeps a flat ten percent of each pool. Same rule for every run.
At go-live, student-facing subjects include Math, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Government, Literature, and General Knowledge. Football trivia, Nigerian History, and heavier uni sets are queued for later.