i only learn about certain coins when they start hitting exchanges and mainstream news etc,
by which time it is usually already 'too late'.
Actually, it's not that you are
"too late" but rather just hesitant to decide quickly. Either,
a) it's a product of a hype
b) anticipating price will decrease just later on
c) don't have enough budget to make an entry.
So what 3 sources should i keep in a pinned tab, and keep my eyes on daily, to catch early coins ?
That was tough. Sometimes those who are catching early coins are risk-takers. You can also try to check some recent projects who are currently doing some ICOs, IPOs, IDOs, or any kinds of startups on those ICO checker websites then from there, follow them patiently.
ive been looking around on the 2 sites suggested, i see that they basically just list projects, and the funding of the projects themselves, happen on several different platforms, and those platforms all seem pretty complicated and confusing to me for now .. you need some other token first, and then stake it, and then only the x largest stakers get an actual something , etc idk .... im still very confused... so im going to do some more investigating, and then i'll surely be back here with some questions regarding specifics etc, regarding IDO/ICO stuff.
That's a good start. Familiarizing things and how's the stuff there.
With continuous activity and building experience, you will learn automatically how to hunt coins. It's not something that you need a source or reference before you can decide on what coins you will risk your precious money.
Correct, come back regarding questions about ICO stuff so that somehow you can see the pulse of the community.