Great post, thanks. I just saw this list of ICO resources (by Steemit regular William Mougayar) and I thought I'd link to it: http://startupmanagement.org/2017/03/13/the-ultimate-list-of-ico-resources-18-websites-that-track-initial-cryptocurrency-offerings/
Also, I have to say buying and holding the "mature" currencies BTC and ETH is by far the most likely way for anyone here to avoid some serious heartbreak. As they say, the first rule of investing is not to lose money.
I thought the first rule of investing is to never invest what you can't afford to lose?
Thanks for the supplemental info!