Just in case the OP is getting depressed, I wouldn't be surprised to see at least a minor pump as soon as Ethereum is released. So yeah, maybe it won't be a giant profit, but it could be some profit. Even MaidSafe, which a lot here don't think was such a great IPO, is in profit territory right now (last time I checked, anyway).
One could rightfully argue that other uses for that btc would be more profitable, but it's not like everyone picks winners all the time either. If you didn't invest it in Ethereum, you could just as likely spend that 2 btc on couple of coins that bomb out during the next 6 months... nothing is guaranteed.
And $150 in NXT brought in 2 Million? Sure those numbers are right? I know their investors made money... but... that sounds sort of insane. It was before my time here, so at least I can't feel bad about missing it, as I never knew about the IPO to begin with.
Not the exact numbers but close to. NXT had a 1.5 BTC limit and back then 1 BTC was $60 to $150 in October. Only like 20 people invested the 1.5 BTC limit and those people got around 5% of NXT each, so yes these people made $2 - $4 million in 2014 depending on when they sold.
NXT wasn't the only coin. There was tons tons tons of alternates that were premined, instamined or bought up by a small number of people who took in a lot percentage of a coin for next to nothing and later made huge amounts. The best time to get into a coin is the very beginning where huge amounts can be bought for next to nothing.
I look almost every day / week for a NXT styled opportunity but they're rather rare.
