You knew that you had your little quirks. A cupboard at home full of stuff you could not throw away, making Sunday breakfast in your pants, and that secret love of Barry Manilow ballads, but that was not for sharing or discussion on that first date. What you didn’t do was turn up ...
I’ve never experimented with a custom design with only the ESP32 chip (I’ve just experimented with development boards with the chip), so I’m not aware of other stuff that you may need to pay attention to.