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I've noticed that the price of most tokens/coins after they get listed on exchanges is way lower than their price during the ICO. So I think it's not worth participating in an ICO anymore, just wait and buy your preferred token/coin when it is listed. You'll save a lot.

it can be yes but sometimes if we contribute on ICO we can make huge profit too
some token/coins has increase its value when listed on exchange after the ICO done
just do a research carefully before investing in ICO

That is a much preferred strategy for investment. That would be less risky that is why that is highly recommended especially to those who do not care much about project backgrounds. Investing in ICOs without very detailed analysis of the project might only end up a victim of a scam. Saving oneself from this, they better wait for the introduction of the tokens to exchanges. However, they must also be quick because a lot of tokens double their value as soon as exchanges accept them.

Yes! Of course! That's asking as if it's better to get into a company early or later? Well it depends on the risk you're willing to take, high risk earlier, bigger potential of profit! ICOs still have created more wealth than they have removed.

ICO is a great opportunity to make money if you have a lot of knowledge about it if it goes as its route, you will have a pretty decent amount of it because the price of ICO and the price on the floor is the gap You may lose money if the ICO does not follow its route. Many ICOs are successful so if you have knowledge of the analysis then why not invest but invest a little so that if you lose money you will lose very little. Good luck

Not at all, i've participated in some icos and I'm not regretting all of my investment, I just put 1k in the vibe project and i got it back an almost 4k dollar. So, is there a comment about that?
That depends on your research.

It depends on which ICO you are talking about. Recently, most ICO has their price below the ICO price when they hit the market. Even the good ones perform badly and i think it is related to the hype in bitcoin that makes the market less likely to want to get alt coins.

However, there are some good ICO before this month. Like 0x, kyber, chainlink where they all immediate experience profit without ever going to below ICO price yet.

Yes some of the ICO experience this stuff but not all I still see a success in ICO investment just make a good research so you can choose the best ICO to invest with, this year marks the introduction of so many ICOs I think some of them will remain in the market and continue to become successful others might be gone. It is worth for me investing in ICOs.

yes it always happen that their ico price will not be the same after the coin is released and listed on the market but  some find it worth joining on an ico because they can avail the coin/token in a cheaper price but then again they will just dump it to get profit although they have to wait for the coin to reach its peak so that they can recover their loss and earn profit at the same time.

I personally never trust ICOs. There are so many it's incredibly difficult to tell the good from the bad, the scams from the honest. Plus, there's the gamble with the price once it hits the market. To each their own, but I see it as an unnecessary risk especially since once the coin hits market it's not too difficult to tell if the price is going to make leaps and bounds. Considering that a lot of the people in this thread seem to agree that the market price is lower than the ICO price anyways, then it especially adds to this. Yeah, I'm not planning on investing in ICOs anytime soon.

Telling which ICO is good or bad is very difficult. The information is very limited in bitcointalk so you have to take extra effort to research more. You also have to follow on the daily news on the changes and latest development to determine if it is worth to participate in it or not. However, if you do your due diligence correctly, you can profit a lot from it.

As long as you have chosen the right project then yes, it is very worth participating. We all know that ICOs offer bonuses and incentives to those who participated and when it hits the exchanges, (after a short dump) it will increase therby giving you the profit you need. But then again, you have to choose the right project and that's the hardest thing to do.

It is worth if the tokens they distribute after the ICO has higher price than the initial price that they promised from the start of the ICO.

Only if you believe in what the project is trying to accomplish, and if the company's evaluation is reasonable.

I'm a part of Upfiring (shameless plug) (https://www.upfiring.com) and we're actually working on something unique in the space. There are other ICOs that are worth it, you just have to sift through the 100s of bad ones and pick out the gems. It's more work than it used to be and you can't just throw your ETH around anymore.

Investing in ICO, of course, involves a certain risk. Here, you first need to carefully study everything before deciding on this. However, if it is about participation, for example, in a signature campaign, then you do not risk your money and you can only lose your work and time. However, this occupation is interesting and mostly profitable. Therefore, to participate in the ICO in this case is beneficial.

Noe a days a number of coins are introduced through ICO. There is no regulatory to regulate the ICO norms therefore everyone is launching ICO. The ICO value of coin is set by the developer team virtually and there is no solid ground of it. when it is listed, once the values rise and comes down after sometime so it is batter not to buy ICO.

It depends but mostly true. Considerin current bad ICOs I am sure that you will be able to buy even 1/10 of the ico price.

IMO, compare to the olden days

If you are looking at short term profit. Sorry, ICO is never meant to be flipping at the current stage

Perhaps months ago yes, ICO is on fire where people could flip easily, but its different now

Either wait for development, or dont participate

Depends on the ICO

ASSETRON ENERGY (https://assetron.energy) for example are still in presale and are already listed on the WAVES Exchange, which you can buy using waves, btc, eth, usd.

Companies like them that have a real world use for their tokens, coins, these won't be lower in price on the exchange, as people will need them to access the platform.

Coins like powr, and others that just sell tokens to make money, but you can't use their tokens on the platform, will be useless , now one will want to buy them and price will drop.

Yes don't just invest into ICO to make a quick profit, invest because you believe in the idea and that the company will make you a good profit, but in  reasonable timeframe, once they achieved their goals and are operating successfully.

Before you take part, you need to study the company. Study the white book and compare it with other competitors. It is also possible to share the risks between the two ICO.  ;)

I would say that it depends on which ICO you participate in, some ICOs are good and worth investing in whereas some are just a waste of time. Be careful as to which ICO you are investing in.

Recently there has been a few ICOs that I have read about, some of the ICOs dump on the first day of listing on exchanges, the cause might be that a lot of coins offered during bounty campaigns are being dumped by investors on the first day of listing. However, if the coin is good and strong with the best technology, it will always survive and pick up in value no matter the consequences.

You have a bonus if you buy from ICOs. It may be 50% in the 1st round and in the 2nd round is 30% and the last one is 10%. That means if you can buy altcoins immediately you will have an extra 50% half your bonus. Therefore, even if they fall they have no problem for investors because they are not losers.

Many ICO are created everyday that it's hard to research them all and find out their worth. Of course, you will do your due dilligence, that's a given but the risk is still high. IMO, ICO's are only good for bounty hunters but for investors, I doubt it.

Personally I am not sure about ICOs. Until now I didn't found something where I would invest my money. I am sure that there are good projects out there, but as it is already pointed out, nowdays when ICO hits the exchange, the price of tokens decreases. In the past, when you found a good project, you could earn a good profit. I supose that those days will come back.
If you want to invest in ICO, you should do the research. Read the whitepaper, check the team behind it. Does it have a good story? Something that is useful? Are there similar projects out there? What is the price of their tokens? Do the comparison of them and when you are happy with results, you can invest in ICO.
I wish to you and all of us success in finding good ICOs and earning profits from them :-)

I observed some of the coin and seems like it is more profitable to buy it when it is launch in exchanger,  the price in exchanger is cheaper compare to the ICO price plus the bonus and it is safer to buy it after the coin in exchanger, I dont need to worry about the wallet and run out of coin,  so I do agree it is safer and more profitable to buy it from exchanger

Not all the time, sometimes other coins are more profitable when you invest in ICO. It is still worth participating but that will be varies from the ICO and the result of the project.

Most ICO investors certainly do not use ICO investment as a stepping stone to add rich. However, they certainly know an ICO will rise in price once the product is released. And every ICO has a different product implementation. There are ICOs that already have products and will make new products after ICO is complete. Thus, the products of an ICO most determine the price of the ICO Coin.

Depends a lot, some ICO's are actually really good buys. Think Stratis, Walton from the more recent ones, ETH...
What I look for is relatively small supply and good roadmap.

invest in ICO still make more profit than trading but it is very hard to find a good ICO to invest. That's my problem and think everybody stuck at this

You are right on the price of ico been drop when it get to the market. That is just a temporary thing provider you buy a quality ico. Market fluctuation is normal. Quality ico will surely be successful in the future.

It's just like a crowdfunding with blockchain only nowadays.
The atomsphere now only focuses on the prestige of team rather than coin concept.

ICO is a good project to collect funds and there are a lot of reason why it is getting popular in blockchain community, there are huge profits in ICO that is why it is very good to invest on it but not all ICO are successful so better study their platform first and the people behind in order to evaluate the profitability of that ICO.

It is definitely still profitable to invest in ICOs.

However with the markets saturated now and ICOs popping up every single day, you really need to pick your investments carefully. You can't just go out there, buy several random ICO tokens and expect a profit in return. Doesn't work like that.

Make sure that the team is legit, their product is good, and they have good advertising.

Many ICO prices drop after their ICO ends because they just sit with the proceeds raised for months before they take action on their business plan. You need to find an ICO that is ready to execute their business plan once all proceeds are raised. These will often be the most successful ICOs. A good example of this I Propthereum.io. If you take a look at their timeline, they will execute their business plan within a short period of time after their ICO ends.