What are the 3 thing you look for in an ICO?

[anastasia_k]

Firstly I look for the product - blockchain usage and an idea of the project (dose it have a potential) . Secondly, of course, the whitepaper. And last but not least is the team.

[nelmari]

The first three things I look for in an ICO are, the whitepaper and it's project because it is really important if the project they are creating can be applicable and investors would think they could make money out of this. Second would be the team, if they have experience and how well they are capable to make the project work and lastly would be the budget for the whole project because it would really matter especially for the investors and the participants of the projects.

[sylpalma]

alway check profile team first... do they have exp, finance skill....
then check their whitepaper to see a picture about project
then wait till ICO open and see people have interesting project or not

[Qiuyue201]

Firstly I look for the product - blockchain usage and an idea of the project (dose it have a potential) . Secondly, of course, the whitepaper. And last but not least is the team.

You don't remember the developers are trying to raise the money caused by that will be used to develop the product and i think all of the project just try to offer the pre-alpha in my opinion. there is no one that already offered the real  product for us before the crowdsale.

[Piston Honda]

You are fucking retarded idiots.
These are not "startups" nor are they companies.. nor are you investors.
ICO's are scammy .. every single one of them period .
You are participating in new age digital ponzi / pyramid schemes for profit.
You are NOT "investors".. but scammy idiots.

do i need to explain why yet again ?  



Go fund yourself assholes.

for most ICO's this is right yeah.
not all but many.

[elc4pitan]

Nothing.

ICO's at the moment unregulated has they are everyone can put up Vaporcoin and cash out slowly and discreetly.

People should stop opening their wallets and expecting huge returns for nothing. Do your research on a product and wait to see if its a valid product with a valid team behind it. The reasons for the creation of a given coin and most important the reasons for holding an ICO.

If a product is solid what you mostly need are trustworthy investors and a good team backing you, ICOs should be regulated imo and a last resort to give projects their kickstart.

You people still don't get it but once governments and agencies start taking an interest in the people behind ICOs things are bound to get funky.

[VTS]

Go fund yourself assholes.
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for most ICO's this is right yeah.
not all but many.
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I sadly must agree on that! Lately I'm checking a lot of ico's cuz my company plans to run a icon for our start up project ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2129844.new#new) until end of this year. It is somehow depressing what nonsense gets funded. Its even more depressing that all kind of warnings just getting plain ignored.... marketing/pr/ and some well known promoters rule the show....


My 3 points:

1. The IDEA
2. The amount of Investment needed to realize the project
3. All the rest can be bought with money or can be faked and has not much value.... white paper, team, so on. You will need common sense when thinking about an investment. Stick to the basics.

[alex_mercer]

A working product, a niche market, and a good way to promote that product. The last two is something I see often, but the most important thing is almost always missing, which is a working product.

[arixos]

Also, I check their progress before they KO the ICO. I personally don't invest in ICOs which are big marketing bubbles and no work done. I personally don't like lazy teams which are waiting for money before spending energy on their idea.
Usually I go after ICOs which have a working prototype and they are proudly showing it off and are open to discuss it in their Slack / Reddit.

Monetha is an example of massive marketing, tons of Videos and posts, hundreds of social media pumping, a lot of theorising and handshaking and no presentable work done.

[herurist]

As the question reads.  For me:

-  The concept/vision - is it innovative?  does it solve a real world problem?  is the problem it solves something I am interested in?
-  The team - Size and experience.
-  How the coin relates to the concept.  Is the coin a key part of the platform?  Are other payment methods available to users, etc.

Mostly, I agree with your post but I have another opinion. First, how they built communication with members/ users, are they friendly and always giving clear answer not only promises?. Second, will they keep their promise ( rules ) to participant?. As long the give what members/users as friendly expert team, I'll join the ICO. For me communicate is very important thing and will make members comfortable. Have a nice day.

[agus sayadi]

I think the most important thing from a ICO is the Team because most participants will definitely see who the Team is dealing with a project and they will invest to that project if the team are trusted

[ZZ8ZZ]

Developers history
It has potential or not ?
Way of marketing the ICO (What methods does the team use to market their ICO ? )

[BitcoinNational]

First, the quality of the project and if it is relevant for the blockchain, then the team and  the expertise of the members, finally the amount of money they request to launch the project.

[jerkoin]

1. Business Model
2. Competitive Advantage
3. Problems and Solutions

[stunvn]

1. Max supply cap. If it's limited and below 100M so that's good. But if it's higher than 500M then I will say good bye.
2. Don't care about white paper, it's bull shit
3. HYPE?

[SirDanW]

I think when reviewing an ICO, you need to keep an open mind as if you were investing in a company in the stock market...it includes risk. As there aren't quarterly reports telling you how the company is doing, you'll need to make sure the Whitepaper is complete and succinct, the idea has a feasible path to implementation, and a team with background knowledge and experience are running it. 

I mean...You wouldn't trust a guy who's spent his life as a baseball player to represent you in a court of law.  Similarly, I wouldn't trust a team that doesn't have experience in the crypto field.

[LakeBTC]

As the question reads.  For me:

-  The concept/vision - is it innovative?  does it solve a real world problem?  is the problem it solves something I am interested in?
-  The team - Size and experience.
-  How the coin relates to the concept.  Is the coin a key part of the platform?  Are other payment methods available to users, etc.

I think the developmental stage is very important. There are too many grand visions with little substance and no proof of concept, even if the team is strong.

Our ICO spins of from long-standing crypto exchange LakeBTC.com. The LakeBanker system has been operating within LakeBTC in Beta for 1.5 years and already generates revenue. Now it's ready for the world. So we feel having a strong proof of concept should be one of the three most important things in an ICO.

Check out our ANN thread if you're interested. Link to our whitepaper is on the front page.

[inthelongrun]

As the question reads.  For me:

-  The concept/vision - is it innovative?  does it solve a real world problem?  is the problem it solves something I am interested in?
-  The team - Size and experience.
-  How the coin relates to the concept.  Is the coin a key part of the platform?  Are other payment methods available to users, etc.

This a great approach to put a certain ICO to test whether it is good or not, sound to invest in or not. I particularly look at the first requirement you have. I always appreciate projects that tend to focus on a certain problem and puts forward a proposed solution with brilliant and promising ideas. The third is of equal importance because there are projects with coins but at the end the coins are almost useless for the project to bloom.

[stupid_seb]

1- project & vision: real use case or just technology?
2- team: seniority, advisors. Pre-existing business (ie: OMG)
3- Mcap asked: max $25M

[Spoetnik]

Bull fucking shit.
All you guys "look for" is what is going to give you profit.
..then
You show up here posting idiotic garbage like this.

You all also posted attributes that are easily faked gamed or scammed up hard.
In other words even if you were sincere your comments are fucking stupid.