How to do basic research?

[Thitical Crinker]

My roommate just got hired for some webwork from what I think is an upcoming crypto and I want to get in early, but I am not used to doing research on new companies, and I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work. How do I start on the basic research on a company like that to see if I should invest?

[Tribalchief]

Providing answers to your question might be quite difficult because i find it hard to comprehend. If your roommate gets a job for an upcoming crypto project, then it's definitely in form of a contract were he/she might be paid at the end of the day. The payment might be in form of the crypto itself or any other agreed terms. And it also means that he/she is well equiped with the neccesary knowledge inorder to get the job.

Do you want to get into crypto by making investment?, Or you want to find a crypto job?.

If you want to make any investment, then it's advisable you make research yourself. Your decision matters in bearing every risk attached.

If you want to find a crypto job, then it's also advisable you get yourself equipped with the necessary information by also making research. Getting a crypto job isn't for those that don't understand how it works.

If I didn't provide the neccesary answers, kindly notify me and explain the post in details.

[Faisal2202]

If you want to do research then simply learn about that project, first set your goals like what you want to achieve in your research for example the TOC (Table of Contents) after that you can easily perform your research. In the current era finding new research proposals has become so easy with the help of AI and you are still struggling to do research about an existing topic.

Well, here is an example. I used to be a bounty hunter on BTT and when I had to write an article, I simply checked the website, whitepaper, telegram (often), and Twitter. These few things gave me an idea of what the project is about and in what way I have to show it in my research. A little bit of creativity is also necessary. I hope it will be of some help to you. If you lack some then use AI but still creativity would be needed there too.

[Potato Chips]

Upcoming crypto? so is this an ICO or what?

Hmm buddy. ICOs are a thing of the past. Obviously, I don't know the exact project but if it's an ICO, there's a reason why people are super skeptical about them now -- because most of them either turned out to be unprofitable or scams. I think before anything else, it would be better to weigh down the risk.

To be frank, I think people who just started their crypto journey should as much as possible avoid those with extreme risk and stick with holding bitcoin long term for starters.

[Litzki1990]

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[DabsPoorVersion]

My roommate just got hired for some webwork from what I think is an upcoming crypto and I want to get in early, but I am not used to doing research on new companies, and I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work. How do I start on the basic research on a company like that to see if I should invest?

Have you checked with your roommate to confirm the essential details about the project? Basic information is necessary to conduct further research on that particular project. There are various ways to find information, such as using Google search, social media, or even different forums like here in AltcoinsTalks.

If you lack basic information about the project, you can directly ask your roommate for the details and request the links to the project. This will help you determine if the project is in its early stages and when it will be launched, so you can get early as soon as possible.

[Stompix]

I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work.

Well, I might be new to this forum but I find it really weird it would block a name, maybe the url of that company yes that would be a thing to percent spam, but the name? And I find it even weirder that you didn't press the issue with the mods here to fin out why it would have been banned, as that would have already answered a ton of question!

Well, here is an example. I used to be a bounty hunter on BTT and when I had to write an article, I simply checked the website, whitepaper, telegram (often), and Twitter. These few things gave me an idea of what the project is about and in what way I have to show it in my research.

And what's the percentage of dead projects in the ones you advertised?
Or even more importantly, have you actually held to those coins and not dumped them the moment you got them?

[robelneo]

My roommate just got hired for some webwork from what I think is an upcoming crypto and I want to get in early, but I am not used to doing research on new companies, and I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work. How do I start on the basic research on a company like that to see if I should invest?

When it comes to research Google is your best friend, you can first try doing a Whois lookup https://www.whois.com/whois/ so you can determine the age of the domain then you can do a variation of your research with keywords attached to it like the company name plus keywords like the word scam if the company is over a year old then there should be a results everything that about the company that are written about the company will be indexed by the search engine.
Better check who are the people behind the company and check the reputation of the group, people on the internet there are Crypto projects that use fake names so don't easily trust these kinds of people.

[Freemind]

@Thitical Crinker, the forum itself can block certain words or URLs programmed for this purpose. The administration and moderators take care of many things, one of those things is spam and shilling. Spam, of course, has no place on the forum, there is a specific section for shilling. Your deleted or blocked posts may be due to shilling outside of that section. Please read the following links when you can to better understand how the forum works:

Forum rules.

What is a shill? What is shilling?.

[Thitical Crinker]

Christ, I completely forgot to get back to this thread, I am sooo sorry!!! I wanted to research his employer because they looked like they were doing something I am working on (investment safety in dogotal currencies, ie. new crypto models that are harder to get scammed by) and well I wanted in lol. Turns out they are a very closed circle of investors so I can not get in even if I want. I am still researching them because I believe my roommate gave them some of my work without permision but for now this is all I know. Their website which is what my roommate is working on for them is just a page because nothing is open to outsiders. Rich people dont like to share i guess. oh well.

If anyone gets an invitation from them i would love to know more. Maybe there are some big shot investors here who are more lucky then me!

Edit: I did the research on other websites because this forum does not allow me to include the name of the company/project. They send me a very meme filled private message basically calling me a dummy for mentioning the company/project by name lol!

[joniboini]

What a weird company. Why would they send you a meme response if you are legit asking the right questions for them? Sounds like a scam project if that's how they behave for every question related to their work. On the other hand, I'm still confused about what kind of company you're trying to get involved in. Are they an investment VC so your friend sent your portfolio list to get accepted into their VC circle and allowed to make private deals, or what?

If you don't even share their name, how can we tell if we get an invitation or not? Surely you can at least share their key details so we can find out whether we're talking about the same company or not in the future. How did you do your research anyway? Using Google to find their website page and then stop there because they don't share anything else? I never heard a VC being so secretive.

[lionheart78]

You can try to search for the background of the developers.  Check their tokenomics or the designed economics for their coins.  The validity of the road map and see whether the developer has the ability to make it to reality.  Do not be hyped by the promises of the project after all it is only just a promise, what matters is knowing whether the developers have the ability or not.

It is good to ask them a direct question but never rely on their answers because they can always butter up their responses, there have been many cases like this where the project developer is so good at their talking but in the end, they are unable to deliver.

[Thitical Crinker]

What a weird company. Why would they send you a meme response if you are legit asking the right questions for them?

Oh no, the meme response was sent by someone on this forum, telling me to stop "promoting" the company/project by asking about information about them. I dont understand it either, but I feel I should follow the rules. Noy sure if it will get the thread banned now, so well... the name is brassmint. I doubt you will get much from that, anyway, but now its there.

I never heard a VC being so secretive.

I am starting to think that is the point. You never hear about them BECAUSE they are secretive. I only found out because I looked at what he was doing for them (web design) and saw his billing. They seem to just not want anyone to notice them. which makes me notice them even more of course!!!

It is good to ask them a direct question but never rely on their answers because they can always butter up their responses, there have been many cases like this where the project developer is so good at their talking but in the end, they are unable to deliver.

I tried. As mentioned they seem to not care about someone like me. I should prob give up but the few things i have learned just make me angry they are walling me out.

[Hatchy]

My roommate just got hired for some webwork from what I think is an upcoming crypto and I want to get in early, but I am not used to doing research on new companies, and I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work. How do I start on the basic research on a company like that to see if I should invest?

Well, I think you should be patient first with this new crypto mate. You shouldn't be in haste to invest in new project flooding the market. Since your friend was hired as a web worker(I guess you meant a developer) then he might just be able to hint you about the project. Now on your own, you should be able to observe the new projects markets supply and it's price movement after it has been launched. Take your time to study the coin if you so wish to invest in it. Don't forget that you should avoid FOMO when it comes to crypto Investment as this will prevent you from making wrong moves and probably losing your money.

[Jamal Aezaz]

My roommate just got hired for some webwork from what I think is an upcoming crypto and I want to get in early, but I am not used to doing research on new companies, and I think the forum is blocking my post when asking about the company by name, so that is not going to work. How do I start on the basic research on a company like that to see if I should invest?

It is not easy to do due diligance about a project by a newbie in crypto. but it is certainly important to do that before investing.
Here are Few suggestions:
1: Verify their Team Members: make sure they are real persons, and not just copying other team's identities.
2: Verify their Token/Coin's audits: see if their token is audited by a trustworthy auditor such as CERTIK.
3: See if they have Good partners: Don't just belive them. check if the projects they claimed to be partners with also made the announcement or not.
4: check how active and supporting their community is. join their discord or telegram and see what other people talkinga bout them.
these are some basic things you can do. but even after all these some projects still turn out to be frauds. Basically there will always be some risks when investing in new projects. so keep this in mind whenever you want to invest.