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 your thoughts about the success of ICO that achieved hardcap does not guarantee that the project will be successful in the future ... because many altcoins have died in several markets, making the coin price down and no progress at all ... even though there are some coins able to survive strongly in several markets after the ICO was able to reach hardcap ...