many people choose to buy Coins when the ICO for reasons of cheap coins and get a discount, so it can be profitable.
If myself, I will choose buy when ICO, because as like you say, we will get discount and cheap price, after the coin listed at the exchange, we can sell it there and get a profit.
but have you ever tried to buy after the ICO ended and the token price dropped to 10x below the ICO price?
is it more for after or after ICO?
with a note after the Dump coin ICO price.
If You buy after the ICO, yea you will get it in really cheap price, but for what you buy this coin? for hold it or long term investment?
I have hold coin for 3 Years, but the price isn't expensive like my expectation, if I sell it now, I'm not get enough profit, maybe isn't balance with how long I'm hold that coin.
I think, to choose coin after ICO for long term investment it need good experience and should know how good the prospect of that coin in the future.