How to find the best ICO program

[bernike]

To find good / best ICO is depending on the team, such as who the ceo or manager is ( you can search on google etc ), and what coins / tokens they will do ( it's important because we have to know the future of the tokens / coins ), how many percent have been sold of tokens / coins, and the last one reads whitepapers. 

[yrsat]

Find some sites which giving rates to projects and giving all the details. Visit the site and reading carefully the whitepaper, to make sure that the project have some potential.

[SnowCron]

I'd suggest getting a solid investment tutorial: investing in ICOs is no different from any fundamental investments.

[iljamlnk]

Your task is to predict exactly which project will be able to collect an impressive amount of money during the ICO. It is important to consider the reputation of the creators of a new startup.

[somme_ma]

I usually look for architecture projects or projects with a direct impact on existing companies outside of the crypto space.

[Alex Melkov]

Choosing a worthy and prospective ICO project for investment is not an easy task. I can only advise you to carefully study the project documentation in which you want to invest.

[bitcahunter]

Nobody knows which ICO is the best. You should find it out on your own.
List of simpel rules:
1. Read a whitepaper carefully.
2. Read about  team members.
3. It is cool if team members have youtube chenell.
4. Team shoud be active in social networks.

[Bugatti73]

I think you need to see the roadmap at first and the social media pages! And need to see the web rating sites!

[mirror001]

there are many ways to check for the good ico to invest first check the ico rating on (http://icorating.com), then you should check the dev team advisors and all, then you should get all the information you can get from you trusted resources and of course internet. if the projet looks good and legit then go for the ico investments.

[oliviatwisp]

I stumbled upon this project, that looks very viable, they are going to connect interests of advertisers, developers and gamers in the gaming market.
The project’s name is Vreo.io. They are engaged in embedded in-game advertising secured through blockchain technology. The advantage is that they take into account the interests of all market players (developers, advertisers and gamers).

[Akorharrison]

How to find the best ICO program, in markets there are lots of ico offering  but how can I decide which program is best for long run
Thanks in advance.

the are so many ICO but all you will do is that, just go straight to whitepaper and website to read more about the project.
i think with you will know about long run project or a lasting project.

[dyiosah]

I stumbled upon this project, that looks very viable, they are going to connect interests of advertisers, developers and gamers in the gaming market.
The project’s name is Vreo.io. They are engaged in embedded in-game advertising secured through blockchain technology. The advantage is that they take into account the interests of all market players (developers, advertisers and gamers).

Yeap, I saw the video from the website, looks interesting, it is a very ambitious project.

[dyiosah]

24 Cryptocurrency Red Flags
1. No Public Code Repository
If the team is advertising the product as one which will have a public repository, it needs to have a public repository. It’s as simple as that. Without a public repository, there is no proof whatsoever that the product code even exists. There is no proof that there is even a team of engineers working on the product.
2. Low/No Activity
Most cryptocurrencies are promising transformations to enormous financial markets. This is exciting, except most coins aren’t demonstrating that they will have the persistence to achieve their visions. If a coin is going to be successful, it needs to continuously develop. Inching forward the vision. When a coin hasn’t pushed a single commit to their public repository for years, this doesn’t strike confidence into the investor. There are coins that broke over a billion dollar market cap which haven’t had a single commit in over 2 years. This is concerning.
3. Small Team
A general rule when trying to overhaul an industry is that it can’t be done alone. It takes a brigade of passionate people in order to even shift the status quo an inch. When evaluating a team, there should be more than two or four members on the team.
4. No Advisers[/u]
Advisers provide team assurance. Simply put, a team without advisers demonstrates a lack of ability to convince market influencers that their vision for the future is valuable. This is extended to teams that only have a single adviser.
5. No Diversity in Positions
A company needs more than a few engineers to succeed. It needs a well rounded team of individuals who are masters of their industries. A team needs engineers, business people, designers, marketers, community coordinators, and so much more to become successful.
6. Anonymous Team
When I originally got into cryptocurrency, I assumed anonymous teams would be expected. Since the space prided itself on privacy, and the founder of this industry still remains anonymous to this day, I thought anonymous teams would be common place. This feeling didn’t track well as the space continued to grow. With cryptocurrencies being plagued with scams and ill-equipped teams, an anonymous team now signals that a team is embarrassed by their qualifications. By keeping this secret under wraps they hope the public won’t notice their ignorance.
7. Low Team Engagement
Outside of repository activity, it’s possible to be inactive on other fronts. Founders should be active in blogging or tweeting, developers need to be engaging with the public or attending conferences, and the team needs to have a general involvement with the crypto community. Without this engagement, teams are signaling that they are running out of momentum.
8. Public Team Infighting
It’s not often that teams air out their dirty laundry for the world to see. Most competent teams will realize that public infighting hurts everyone involved with the company. This is why it’s so interesting when it does happen. Once private infighting begins spilling into the public, this is a clear sign that the situation is exponentially worse than what is being publicized. When there is public infighting in a small startup company, it’s not easy to recover.
9. No Funding
There are some exemptions to this rule due to long-term team dedication that has been demonstrated through years of support. Some of these include Bitcoin and Litecoin. Outside of these special cases, most coins need funding in order to continue development. Once the funding begins to dry up, teams will generally begin to disperse since they no longer have monetary incentives to continue development.
10. Mystery Funding
In some instances, coins will claim they have been backed by prominent venture capitalists or influential funds. These claims are surprisingly easy to verify, so it comes as a surprise when the validity of these claims comes into question. Outside of announcing false investors, ICO’s have been found to advertise large investments from anonymous groups. This attempt to gain the trust of the public can signal that they are falsifying their funding history. A team should always site their sources of funding. There should be no exception to this rule.

[dyiosah]

11. No White Paper
Without a white paper, investors can’t grasp the vision for a coin. The crypto space was birthed with the idea that it will revolutionize the world. When a team comes together to solve a problem that can overhaul an industry, it’s unearthing to think that they may not even know what their own desires for the future might entail. A missing white paper tells investors that there is a lack of direction.
12. Plagiarized White Paper
Who would have thought we would need to have a conversation about plagiarizing a white paper. I certainly never thought this would be a topic of conversation. Plagiarizing is discouraged in nearly every industry. It shows a lack of understanding, yet a will to use. When it comes to technology, this often means the person neither understands how the technology works, nor why they are using the solutions they have decided on.
13. No Technical Details
While a white paper should illustrate the vision of the leadership team, it should also detail a certain level of technical assertions that demonstrate a capacity to execute on the vision. While the technical details will shift over time, it’s not reasonable to exclude all technical details because of this possibility. Without a technical outline, it suggests that at the time of ICO there were no technical members on the team. The plan was that they would write some garbage in a white paper and then once they had some money, hire a team of engineers to develop it.
14. No Timeline
A team without a timeline lacks direction. Thinking about the product iterations and providing them for investors gives expectations. This may also be the reason why some teams exclude a timeline. Expectation means the team will be held accountable to a set of deliverables that will influence their success.
15. Over-Hype
Over-hyped projects are common place in the crypto space. Many of these are just that though, projects. They aren’t businesses. By targeting those that don’t understand the technology or are susceptible to blindly promoting coins, these coins skyrocket without much to show for it. When a coin starting to hockey stick in value, carefully evaluate why that is happening. If it’s because of a sudden flood of hype, expect instability in that coins future.
16. Misleading Features
One of the worst hyping techniques that are frequent in this market is when teams market features that don’t currently exist. It should be noted that this is not the same as providing a roadmap with a vision. This is promoting a coin through features that may never exist.
17. Grand Vision
When a team provides a grand vision, one that will change every market, they better have substantial proof. They should have technical details outlining how exactly they will accomplish something so broad. Without these specific technical details, it’s likely the team is marketing a dream that they have no idea if it’s even possible.
18. Publicity Stunts
There are some teams that seem to be focusing more on announcing partnerships, new features, marketing campaigns, events, and more, when there is no substance behind these stunts. An announcement without a purpose is like a fog horn to a biker. It sounds impressive, but most people should be ignoring these broadcasts.

[dyiosah]

19. Market Size
One of the overlooked red flags when evaluating a cryptocurrency is the market size. There are a host of coins that are specific in their target market. While capturing a niche market is not an issue, it has become clear that many coins overlap in a way that a more general coin would be preferred in the future. Imagine if there was a coin for buying bread. This might seem like a good investment due to the large market size, until you think about having to use separate currency just for bread. Why not have a more general grocery coin or better yet a general currency? The more general purpose a coin, often the easier it will be to become adopted. People don’t want to switch between hundreds of coins throughout the day every time they want to buy bread, get coffee, download a video, play music, go to the car wash, or shop for clothes. Having a different coin for everything is unsustainable.
20. Need
The first of these insights is coming across coins that don’t need to exist. If a blockchain doesn’t solve a problem, then it doesn’t need to be a coin. Don’t be fooled by convoluted problems that are simply concocted so the coin can pretend to solve a problem. Simply put, many things still need to be centralized. Most things don’t need to be private.
21. Complexity
The world is a complex place. If a coin makes the world more complex instead of less complex, this is a sign that the coin doesn’t have a strong purpose. The future of cryptocurrency should be one that unifies markets instead of dividing them.
22. Ponzi Schemes
If it sounds like a Ponzi scheme, it’s a Ponzi scheme. There are no such thing as guaranteed gains, there is no such thing as free money, everything comes at a cost. When a team markets their coin as something that only increases in value, run as fast as you can. The closest thing to free money in crypto are air drops and forks. Although they appear free, remember that there are a complete separate set of risks and potential scams that are involved with forks.
23. No Hard Cap
There are obvious exceptions to this rule, such as Tether’s, but as a general rule, be cautious of coins that don’t have a hard cap. When a team can freely mint new coins or increase the total supply, your coins lose value. The reason is quite simple. Without knowing how many coins can be minted, there is no basis for evaluating the future growth. At any moment, the circulation supply could be increased, diluting your share and stealing value from your holdings. Essentially, the team transferred some of the value you were holding back to themselves.
24. Distribution of Funds
It’s generally okay for a team to allocate some of the tokens or coins from the ICO to themselves. At the end of the day, the coin will take years of development to accomplish it’s mission. Essentially, development never ends. There is always something new to build. What’s not acceptable, is when a coin has large portions of the total supply allocated to the team. Allocating 5% to the team is reasonable. Allocating 25%-50% of the total supply to the team is incredibly unreasonable. Imagine if Satoshi Nakamoto allocated 50% of the total bitcoin supply to himself. Not only would he have the highest net worth right now on the planet, it would be likely Bitcoin would crash because nobody wants to own an asset that is almost entirely owned by one person or one group of people.

[Francis3]

11. No White Paper
Without a white paper, investors can’t grasp the vision for a coin. The crypto space was birthed with the idea that it will revolutionize the world. When a team comes together to solve a problem that can overhaul an industry, it’s unearthing to think that they may not even know what their own desires for the future might entail. A missing white paper tells investors that there is a lack of direction.
12. Plagiarized White Paper
Who would have thought we would need to have a conversation about plagiarizing a white paper. I certainly never thought this would be a topic of conversation. Plagiarizing is discouraged in nearly every industry. It shows a lack of understanding, yet a will to use. When it comes to technology, this often means the person neither understands how the technology works, nor why they are using the solutions they have decided on.
13. No Technical Details
While a white paper should illustrate the vision of the leadership team, it should also detail a certain level of technical assertions that demonstrate a capacity to execute on the vision. While the technical details will shift over time, it’s not reasonable to exclude all technical details because of this possibility. Without a technical outline, it suggests that at the time of ICO there were no technical members on the team. The plan was that they would write some garbage in a white paper and then once they had some money, hire a team of engineers to develop it.
14. No Timeline
A team without a timeline lacks direction. Thinking about the product iterations and providing them for investors gives expectations. This may also be the reason why some teams exclude a timeline. Expectation means the team will be held accountable to a set of deliverables that will influence their success.
15. Over-Hype
Over-hyped projects are common place in the crypto space. Many of these are just that though, projects. They aren’t businesses. By targeting those that don’t understand the technology or are susceptible to blindly promoting coins, these coins skyrocket without much to show for it. When a coin starting to hockey stick in value, carefully evaluate why that is happening. If it’s because of a sudden flood of hype, expect instability in that coins future.
16. Misleading Features
One of the worst hyping techniques that are frequent in this market is when teams market features that don’t currently exist. It should be noted that this is not the same as providing a roadmap with a vision. This is promoting a coin through features that may never exist.
17. Grand Vision
When a team provides a grand vision, one that will change every market, they better have substantial proof. They should have technical details outlining how exactly they will accomplish something so broad. Without these specific technical details, it’s likely the team is marketing a dream that they have no idea if it’s even possible.
18. Publicity Stunts
There are some teams that seem to be focusing more on announcing partnerships, new features, marketing campaigns, events, and more, when there is no substance behind these stunts. An announcement without a purpose is like a fog horn to a biker. It sounds impressive, but most people should be ignoring these broadcasts.

Woow, so much information.   Very detailed, thank you

[coinzonesl]

do research about Project,
Read White Paper,
check Ico Rating Site like
www.icobench.com
www.tokendesk.io

I do blog about Research New Ico project, Its has same recommend project
www.coinzone.weebly.com

[ErlHermit]

There are many topics on the forum on this topic. Look here. Many authors have told many times how they are looking for ICO and how to select the best projects for themselves, in different respects.

[Johnny Lgz]

Have you seen or read an ICO who says their project is the second best of all?
Every ICO advertise their group to be successful in the future and the best among the category they belong, it's up to the joiners also to analyze the white paper whether it is good or the best for you.

[tingcq9]

do research about Project,
Read White Paper,
check Ico Rating Site like
www.icobench.com
www.tokendesk.io

I do blog about Research New Ico project, Its has same recommend project
www.coinzone.weebly.com

Yes, the projects on these websites are generally very reliable. There are also good ratings to distinguish the quality projects, and then they will eventually decide whether to join.