I've been far too busy to reply, but I wanted to say that I think that this post is probably the best in this entire thread. I can start off by saying that I have invested a small amount in the crowdfunding, but I am sure that others have chosen to stay away, not only by the competition, but the uncertainty of the NXT and Ardor platforms, the complexity of the project and the lack of clarity - eg lots of buzzwords in the white paper without clear goals and deliverables. I have noticed a lot of cheerleading and to the moon(TM) as any other ICO thread, but that comes off almost silly rather than building confidence in the team or the project.
I am happy for the Janus teams honesty and willing to answer questions and clear out uncertainties. The post above strengthens my image of the team trying to do the right things despite the lack of 1000's of BTC funded as we have seen in other ICOs.
I did not intend of making this post sound negative, but I would rather state that I appreciate the team's efforts and openness in the ongoing campaign. Whether the ICO brings in millions or thousands, I'm sure we all can look forward to exciting technologies, especially the Social Fintech platform looks intriguing. Good Luck in the continuity of the ICO, I'm looking forward to what the Janus team can achieve!
Good feedback, Mr 110110101. Just for full disclosure: I'm a member of the Nxt Foundation, and thus acting as escrow for the Janus ICO.
So, i'm going to restrict myself to commenting on the line in bold: uncertainty of Nxt and Ardor. You guys can then judge Janus on its own merits, without having to worry about the platform that it uses.
Nxt has been running, almost faultlessly , for 3 years now. It is one of the most stable, well-established and feature-rich crypto-currency/blockchain systems in existence, and is not going away any time soon.
Even after Ardor is launched, in mid-2017 (ish), Nxt will continue to run and be supprted by the core dev team. There is no real uncertainty about Nxt, not after 3 years.
Ardor is more speculative, but it will be based on proven Nxt technology, created by the same dev team, and supported by the same community as Nxt itself. The crypto world has seen how completely dedicated we are to these projects, so have some faith in our ability to deliver. Nxt has a very solid track record.