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Hi everyone

New to this forum but I see a lot of veteran advice here. Lately I've been researching, tracking and dabbling in a ICOs. I'm wondering what everyone's opinion is on ICOs, in general, and what your guidelines for investment might be. Note, this isn't a standard "should I invest in btc or X, Y or Z thread, but more of a place to share some strategies.

Personally I always start with the whitepaper and research it and its merit. If it sounds reasonable, I try to answer the question of "what problem does this ICO solve?" - is there a need for it, or, is it simply applying blockchain to some aspect of some industry for no real reason.

Finally, I look at the team. Have I heard of anyone, can I find them on twitter or LinkedIn, etc.

Anyone have other strategies they are willing to share? Looking forward to the discussion!

You do everything right friend. Everything listed by you makes sense, but I will say from my own experience that the team's notoriety does not always play a major role. There are many such examples. The same Stratis, for example. I look at the idea, the availability of a software product, and also see if the work is being done by the devs.

Thanks - I appreciate that. When you say team, do you put equal weight on the team as the listed advisors? I've seen lots of discussion regarding how much input an advisor may actually have on any given project.

As for me, the adviser plays the role of guarantor of the fact that the project is not a scum. I think this is the case. For example, the Cybertrust project. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2271223.0 I knew little about the team, but advisors such as Bill Delahunt inspire confidence. I read that he is a former US congressman and a founder of financial funds. It is a pity that this project is suspended. I think you understand my point.

Yeah It is good to study the white paper and of course you should also know what is the functional products they offer because functional product is the back none of the project this would really attract investors if their proposed functional products are really feasible and also if you going to identify the core team working if they are really known personality.

Of course. Ideally, you need to take into account all the factors that may affect the further development. You must always think where you carry your money.