Patience is the number one key to success on investments, you should not rush everything. Investing in altcoins can help you make profits through trading which is the most popular method to make your coin grow. We know that no investments is not risky so you should always ready yourself whatever happens.
Yes patience is one of the key but investment is not just all about patience. Let's give an example, we may say that you are the most patient person in the whole world but you do lack of experience and knowledge on how you are going to grow your investment still that doesn't make sense. In investing, it should be compose of those things that you need. And always invest what you afford to lose.