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Many of the projects were start-ups. No one took them seriously and thought it was garbage - like Dropbox, Square, Zinga. And they survived.
Yeah you're right! Many people turned a blind eye to startups and they regretted when theybsaw how it has become some days/months/years later. I think this is why tbe craze in altcoins never ends. People have realized what they once didn't carre about is worth a lot now and so they don't give any little chance to any new opportunity