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

[bryanbaker208]

ICO's are illegal so here are the 3 things:1. Jail2. Prison3. Jail

[brianflor123]

Idea and mission are most important for me.

[JacobJames21297]

White paper and road map

[warped3go]

Thank you these are good points to remember

[Altcoinmarket]

Strong team - Both in development team and also the CEO's / marketing (People focus too much on the developers which is important but not everything. no point having a great team to create something, if nobody can advertise it and push the startup in the right direction.)- Realistic vision - not aiming too high or if they do not reach their target everyone who invested will be disappointed- Solid whitepaper - Well thought out, shows realistic goals, a strong good vision and a plan of action- Strong social media presence - A social media that shows they are connected with everyone

This is well put!

It is vital for the strong team to obtain the relevant skillset and experience in order to build the confidence of the product and aims.

In regards to marketing, this aspect is key as a great product cannot be known if the communication and marketing is not executed effectively, right?

Above all, which follows onto the vision to make it realistic and ensure people believe in the concept just as the business does.

[Qunenin]

I would also like a member of the development team with a strong business background. I think what happened with cryptocurrency is developers and coders got out there in the Forefront and their ideas got destroyed because they didn't have the business background to handle everything properly after that and the either failed because they could not handle the finances or they just got ripped apart by the business portion.

[Altcoinmarket]

A strong business background is key. The team will essentially be the face of the company and what it stands for. If the experience and skills are strong and trustworthy, I believe that is what will make the business operations and their products noteworthy to the investors in order to actually consider them over many of the companies out there.

[TIDOVEE]

1. I take note of the team and manager's specifics
2. I take proper note of the activities to be done and stake distribution.
3. I also note the duration.

[BrotherTim]

Most important things for me are

Is the team full of competent people

Market cap

Is the idea doing something thats needed.

[Jackling]

for me;

team

escrow

market

[plucking23]

I think the team is the most important, a experienced team can bring out creative ideas and useful products and a powerful advisors can make good market performance. That is enough.

I think mostly users will have the same thought of what things to look for an ICO project. Ofcourse there will be the team, because I know for a project to be sucessful it needs a great team behind it. They will also provide the concept of the project and how it will operate. And users will also look forward what product it will be endorsing and also how profitable the project.

[ohlawdy]

Good team
Good roadmap
Coin distribution

[finles_ceo]

- The idea itself, how is this project going to change the world we know
- its user-friendliness
- benefits I can get

[StockBet.com]

People are trying to put anything and everything on a blockchain, including the kitchen sink.

Many times, they don't make sense or they're trying to squeeze a square block into a round hole.

"Never invest in a business you cannot understand."   --  Warren Buffett

[lousie9]

I pay attention to the developers and owners of a project, I always see from their active development system especially active in answering all the questions that exist, the second is their process in managing campaigns and launching a special strategy when ico runs, the third is that they are consistent with road maps and products they promote even after entering the trading market.

[mvillar]

What about established products? Do you care if the project is already working or it's just a roadmap in a whitepaper?

[StockBet.com]

What about established products? Do you care if the project is already working or it's just a roadmap in a whitepaper?

Yes, it is definitely MUCH BETTER if the project already has some working software.  That is even better than having code in Github.

Very few ICOs have working software.  Most of them have simply put together a nice looking website.

[mace15]

What about established products? Do you care if the project is already working or it's just a roadmap in a whitepaper?

Yes, it is definitely MUCH BETTER if the project already has some working software.  That is even better than having code in Github.

Very few ICOs have working software.  Most of them have simply put together a nice looking website.

Before investing in an ICO I always look into their product if they have. Because in this way we can determine if their product is good. But mostly here in ICO project most checking is the whitepaper, roadmap and who funded their project. The most thing to check is how they can create a market strategy to attract investors because this is one of the most important also.

[StockBet.com]

Before investing in an ICO I always look into their product if they have. Because in this way we can determine if their product is good. But mostly here in ICO project most checking is the whitepaper, roadmap and who funded their project. The most thing to check is how they can create a market strategy to attract investors because this is one of the most important also.

Many ICO projects have no evidence that they can program or develop software.  Many of them say in their bios that they have software experience with titles like CTO or Developer, but there is no software or website that we can use, to confirm that they are indeed developers.

[adamagb]

(1) Is it easy to understand? A lot of bad ICOs hide behind vague and technical mumbo-jumbo. There's no excuse for this.

(2) Team: Have they built any other tech products? Where are they based? Will they suffer real consequences if it's a scam?

(3) Is it something you're passionate about? If you know nothing about video games, don't invest in a video game blockchain project.