Reasons why ICOs fail

[britai ruby]

I am holding the view that during the ICO, PR and good communication are crucial. Some brands fail to consider this factor, and it affects the ICO in the long run.

[maman567]

Many reason why make ico was failed and their ico was cam many investors, I will give my opinion about why some ico was scam and fake. Some ico was failed of their ico sold, they have loss their target of their ico sell, their ico was failed because just little token of their ico was sold and they have refund for their investor have bought their ico and their ico was failed. Some ico was failed because the owner is not trust and run away the investor’s money.

[kevindjunaidi]

if I think the reason the ICO failed because the project does not have a new idea (just like the existing ICO).

[thomas daniel]

I think ICOs fail because of the competition within a small target market. Users and investors in cryptocurrencies still represent a tiny percentage of the entire investment market. And a business plan divides the target investors even further depending upon the project, meaning that your crowdsale campaign may only appeal to a very small target audience. In the end, such projects fail to meet their target funding.

[Baldric Anderson]

Projects cannot grow unless the crypto behind them does well too. There has to be enough demand to buy a crypto, for those tokens to increase in value over time. If token inflation is unsustainable, demand obviously crashes, and the crypto becomes worthless. There will simply be not buyers and a lot of seller holding valueless tokens.

[DAVETUN]

Basically most ICO depend on the pump and dump mechanism, and most do not have a major problem to solve in the real world, so after the ICO they tend to get confuse on what to do, and with the volatility of ETH AND BTC the price will tends to fail.
Critical Planning is also a core for an ICO to succeed, most do not follow there roadmap after the ICO.

[Chupacabras]

One of the main reasons is members of the bounty campaigns, most of them immediately sell all their coins and they quickly fall in price.

[manlyxman]

A lot of ICOs fail because of the number of investors I think. Of course there are many other reasons but overall, it has to do with the capital.

[Tlongbottom]

A couple more reasons include the following:

1. Lack of following. If there isn’t anyone to purchase the tokens, the project will fail. Marketing is a huge part of the space and getting the right information in front of the right people is essential.

2. Lack of development / direction. It feels like a number of ICOs are started based on a half baked idea that will make the creators rich. When people start asking questions and they realize the depth isn’t there, projects start falling apart.

3. Market swings. When the market is up, people are big into ICOs and see them as a good opportunity. In a down market, some projects that would be successful in a bull market fail simply because people aren’t comfortable at the time.

[niisarearning]

I agree your point the reason why ico failing to collect funds . But lots of successful ico only interested in collecting fund not giving exact solution . Recent lots of successful ico which collected gardcspnfsil yo give profit for investor some projects least bothering investors . Now we have to choose right project to invest. Investor also stop should thinking in greedy mind set . Should support real blockchain project

[Mdjamal01]

I think most of the ico fail because of project was bad and and scamming thats why most of the ico fail. now its percentage is ok  but all the new ico is not scam still lots of new ico coming into the market .

[lythanhbinh]

ICO is a start up on cryptocurrency . You can see many start up fail in real life .

I think ICO fail when they don't have user who use their app/platform so they can't  take profit from their project . They will have not money to maintain their project .

[24Kilo]

ICO's failure is because the white paper they publish does not give a clear explanation, their team work is not solid, the company's production is not clear, the way they sell the product is not very attractive, the company's profit uncertainty is not clear.

[kanna]

About 60% of ICO fail at the initial stage, because their services or products does not have any value and demand in the market. Additionally, it is very important the people who are launching the ICOs should have a defined market which is completely aware of the project. It is also imperative to build trust and reputation to make the ICO successful.

[Franklin Pierce]

In my opinion, ICO is not just about your idea but also the marketing and branding. Investors will question your brand if they find your website unprofessional. This includes every element of websites like content, logo, visuals, fonts, ICO white paper, and selection of colors etc.

[Usmanbutt90]

main reason of ico failing is the project concept was not good enough and the market demand is so low thats why most of the new ico cant see the face of success  .

[Darius_Wright]

I think one of the reasons is that most developers forget the “cryptoeconomics” of their ICOs. There are two words that makeup cryptoeconomics: “cryptography” and “economics”. While most developers pay attention to the cryptography part, they hardly pay any attention to the “economics” part. As a result of which, it is very rare to find a token whose economic skeleton has been properly and thoroughly mapped out.

[jaaeeeyyyy]

There are many ICOs out there, but more than 50% of them fail.
From my analogy, could this be the reasons why ICOs fail?
1. Being too complicated:
If you want investors to favour your ICO, make sure they understand your coin offering. Be concise yet interesting, creative yet not too ‘techy’ and try to explain concepts from scratch. Of course, the detail you go into is likely to depend on your target audience.
2. No unique Use case and lack of creativity:
The reality is, ICOs are not straightforward and with new ideas and concepts arising daily, you need to get noticed and that means coming up with some unique Use case
So, before a developer even attempts to launch an ICO or enter the crypto world, ask yourself: "What will make investors choose this particular ICO over a competitor’s ICO?"
I believe the list continues.

It might take some time until the altcoins you have invested in recovers. Especially if the altcoin weren't sufficiently crowdfunded. But what's important for you to know is that you have to stop worrying because most of the time coins that have reached the surface of the market doesn't die that easily and are expected to recover in 2-3 months prior to the price decrease.

[markcruz5554]

Most are just pure shit.

[vhroen]

We should be glad if, among the 50%  failed ICOs are a scam, they shouldn't be there in the first place anyway. Now we could talk about legit ICO that failed then. So far, I didn't see or read real and precise statistics on how many ICO failed and how many have been successful. Every one that I noticed gives only estimation percentage base on their opinion and nothing more.
 
There are various reasons why ICOs failed: It could be a project that very common, a copycat project that has lots of competitors or out of this world project that obviously couldn't be implemented and no clear vision where their project is heading. An inexperienced team that many investors sceptical to invest or questionable credibilities of some members of the team and advisors. Lack of famous and stable partners that back up their project. No solid community-based supporters and a lot more.