The starting period of every coin and exchange is always glorious,
Not actually. Especially right now when ICOs are pretty much dead, it's safe to assume that most projects don't even get a chance to get off the ground.
But if you want to go for it anyway, probably check the Altcoin Announcements[1] and Service Announcements[2] section for new projects.
[1]
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=159.0[2]
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=84.0