If you spend so much time analyzing the project and its team, then it is easier and I think it will be even more profitable to invest in Ethereum.
Even if we spend much time analyzing the project and the teams, it doesn't guarantee us to find the right project because we don't know if they will not scam us or not in the future. Perhaps, you need to invest in the project with the money you can afford, so if something worst happens, you don't lose too big money, and you don't feel too sad. It is not easy to find the project because we know that many projects offer that seems too good to be true, so you must be careful choosing the project.
Analyzing will the project and the team will give you much information so you can determine if investing in their project can be profitable in the future. Perhaps you can try to analyze the existing project rather than select the new project because we don't know how good their progress from time to time, especially if the market is still at the bearish trend.