Thanks for your response. How do one go about an ICO starting from the white paper?
Don't consider thinking an ICO. Believed me, it will fail.
Start from a scratch.
Give reasons...
-why someone should help you
-why someone should assist you
-why someone should fund you
After providing those, let's see who will got some interest.
Whew... This will be a long journey that needs
"SERIOUS APPROACH". How far will you go? Goodluck.
This depends a lot on how you deal with the idea of ICOing. Some of ICO's are mostly cash grabs or lazy scams, but there have been some good gems out there, and it's proved that ICO's are a legitimate option to raising funds for a startup.
However, I would recommend raising funds from your own money, or from regular investors before going for a crypto-based crowdfunding method. Write a pitch deck and show private investors what you can offer the world.