I've been here for years and I can say that following the hype never works for investors, this is simply an advise.
Few examples: Synereo, Savedroid, Electroneum.
Even though these projects managed to get the money they needed and much more, they still didn't manage to deliver what they promised. Or in some cases, not even get listed in decent exchanges or give ROI back.
Cryptocurrencies are not going anywhere and there will be more and more ICOs until these things get regulated (maybe years from now). So If you're an investor and you don't want to stupidly lose your money in the process, I highly suggest everyone to start researching about the projects he's interested in instead of taking his decisions based on Tweets from McAfee, press releases, scores in Icobench, etc.
I'm not sure that the Electroneum is hype, at least the idea looks attractive to them.
It's not about the idea. The point is that the majority of companies promise too much and advertise themselves too much through bribing experts. Do not always make a profit. The fact is that there are small projects that quickly come to success on their own and even without ICO.