Topic: Opinions about whitepapers - page 2. (Read 1488 times)

Yes, the white paper is significant, though sometimes ICOs don't have it.
As for me, it might raise some doubts about the ICO itself, but if the ICO is regarded as reliable, why not to invest in it?

P.S. Every ICO has a share of risk in it.

i don't have time for read whitepaper  , so i don't need whitepaper because i just look about ico in the concept they are announcing in the mainthread.

I've now been involved with two (PTOY and VZT) and helped shape the whitepapers for the latter.

Speaking as a marketing guy, I really think that whitepapers need to be positioned as both a technical document and marketing piece. It really serves both of those purposes -- to introduce the technology, but also market it. To do the job properly, you'd ideally have both the CTO and CMO (or the equivalent position holders) compose the whitepaper. Of course, if you have a dev that understands both tech and marketing, you're even better.

But the more hands involved, the better.

At your service,
Michael

Some are very confusing indeed but others are well-written & structured

I always like WPs with clear edges between overview/abstract, idea, technical, business, financial & others....this really helps you browse through the WP & jump directly to the field of interest to you...

reading the whole white paper will make you understand what the explanation of the project is, how to know the quality of the team to make the project successful, from white paper we can find out the details of the mission vision project work and the whole part of the project process

I have read several but I didnt understand it especially when it gets to the point of sharing of token, amount of tokens to be raised. Even from the introduction and down to implementation the few I have read just lack coordination to me and eventually I just stop to rely on the review of others that understand how the white papers are written before replying on such project and the quality of the team out in place.

i have read some whitepapers especialy if the details of their ann thread lacks details. in my opinion, some white paper are lacking also, some are well organized and very detailed but some are very technical that im having hard time to understand.

The most important item should be a clear execution plan.
ICO or not ICO, when or until when...
These stuffs make people feel much safer when they analyse the value of a new product.
Too many innovative products without exact execution in our market!

What I always look into a Whitepaper is the concept as well as if the project is feasible with the budget they are looking to receive!

A poorly written White Paper should raise red flags, but a well-written one shouldn't necessarily make you invest in a project either. It's fairly easy for anyone proficient in English to write something and make it sound good. I generally look at the White Paper, team, and amount of community members before investing in anything

whitepaper is important. we can see are dev serious with project by read whitepaper

Well, in my opinion, the quality of a whitepaper reflects the team's potential. I have read some great whitepapers I can point out the main reasons why they catch my attention (or not):

Bancor: Very well organized and concise, explaining in details their price discovery method, that is central to the protocol.
Civic: Looks like it was written by a professional journalist or writer. It looks amazing, although personally, I prefer black and white whitepapers since it is better to read as well to print and highlights some sentences.
BlackmoonCrypto: They have a great disclaimer at the beginning, compare competitors, use colors, graphics, and images just when needed, they point out in details their team, advisors, and partners, making it clear why each of them is important to the project. Their use of proceeds section details their projections year by year.
Omega One: One of the most detailed whitepapers I have ever seen. Their approach of adding team and partners at the beginning creates a credibility atmosphere since you start reading. They use great diagrams to help to explain their solution, turning it simple even for who lack in knowledge in their field.

One thing that I personally think that is important is the language used through the whitepaper. It must be simple to everyone to understand, even those outside of the solution's industry. However, it cannot be superficial, it must contain all details needed to understand the project as well as to create such a confidence level that enables people to become a backer.

that's right, the whitepaper is important not only for the investors but also for the devs themselves, the process of writing a white paper is a test and summary for the team, if the white paper is messy and illogical， then the team need to rethink of the project, and the investor can adjust their portofolio

i only care about the token is useful or not.

so many whitepaper can't say their token's application. i am so worry about this.

it means even the project owner can't say useful of token .but people still join ICO. And the token price UP!

This is UNBELIEVABLE.

Whitepaper serves as an outlet for businesses for people to let know what their project is all about. For me reading whitepaper before setting to support a specific ICO is one of the best ways for us to ensure the success of the specific project. It could also be a way for a specific ICO project for them to disseminate information about the whole project for people to support their ICO in the first place.

But a lot of project especially to the developers can't write a whitepaper in a good structure, Because a lot of the just contain bunch of the senseless information and they are not structuring.
There is a methodology to write a good whitepaper but a lot of them are missing it.

sometime i read whitepaper only to see terms of the ICO, and not about the project because it already described in ANN, look the T&C is good to do before we invest in something

It depends on the quality of white papers written. Even though the white papers should present the clear and understandable information about an ICO product to potential fundraisers, sometimes it is difficult to understand the essence described in such white papers. Besides, the well-written white papers should be structured and it is highly recommended to include points, such as Investor Summary, Overall Review, Risk Factors, Business Plan, Issue and Other. Otherwise, you will have these feelings about ICO white papers in general.

Whitepapers are one of the most important things about a project. You could have an idea about any project after have a look, but you should definitely understand all of the points clearly if it is a well-written whitepaper. A good whitepaper mostly means a good project.

hey guys,

i need your help (as all the others need). what are the key things that i have to look for in a whitepaper? what are the tips?

i need the key points that will help me understand that i am not participating in a scam ICO.