Do I need to search for a potential ico project to invest in?
The way you posted this question instantly gave me the impression that you are an ICO noob like myself.

As someone who would still really like to invest in potentially good ICOs, I would like to make sure that I don't invest in a scam coin, I would like to make sure that the devs know what they are doing, and I would like to constantly see discussions of its community base.
If you like the same things, then you should probably start saving some funds for the upcoming token sale of Menlo One
https://www.menlo.one. You don't need to read their white paper since it might be too complicated, but you should definitely watch this and thank me later!
http://clipsg.com/video/menlo-one-ico-the-amazon-of-tokens-interview-wit_sg_Rw1QBpBYE6o.html