ICO is not a guarantee that the project will be successful, because most ICO projects are still limited to concepts and do not have clear references,
but projects that don't make ICO or premine are usually serious and good projects.
and I also agree on this, what about your opinion?
I agree with you on this 100%. When I see some people showing interest only for projects that claim to have reached softcap, I just shake my head. That is no guarantee at all. Many projects even fake this hardcap stuff so what's the fuss about it. I prefer projects on low key yet they do marvelously well.
maybe hardcap doesn't guarantee the success of a project, because what can make the success of a project run is the team or developer. we know that out there are so many projects that have reached their hardcap, but when they enter the market, the price is really unexpected. sometimes it is due to products that are not very good at competition. some projects also fake their hardcaps. well, because of that we must be careful.