Quote from: eTardis on September 05, 2017, 04:49:01 PM

I have seen discussions on high bonuses for pre-ICO. It seems to me this is appropriate for early investing.

My thought is the bonus is warranted as there is likely higher risk involved. The pre-ICO might not be escrowed as it is being used to fund the marketing and launch of the ICO. This means if the ICO fails to raise its minimum, the pre-ICO are simply out their investment, but certainly if the ICO is a success, then the early investors are rewarded for their risk.

I see the concern about early investors liquidating after the initial ICO close. This could cause the price of the token to drop rapidly. Is there any tricks to prevent this or slow it down? My thought is the company that minted the token to hold enough demand (Say, 500,000 tokens distributed during pre-ICO, if the company held demand for 500,000 tokens at a fixed price (say final ICO price)) would this help stabilized the possible spike in sales at the ICO close?

Pretty much every ICO in existence has had a pre-ico. This is how whales and funds make their money from the sheep who buy the regular ICOs and it seems to be working just fine.