Nice, it's helpful to read about people at different stages in their investing experience, especially with something newer like cryptocurrencies.
I like that you wrote about making a plan - if you were going to invest in stocks, you would do well to have a plan. Crypto is no different - you can get lucky, or you can research and plan and build a successful portfolio.
Thats the point @thatguymatt! Nobody in his right mind would ever throw thousands of dollars to the stocks without having any knowledge about them and without knowing the rules of the game. But it seems what is right for the real world does not apply for the crypto :-s And if we talk about the ICOs the thing gets even hotter :)
I agree, the world of cryptos is different in many ways from the dot com boom but there are some scary similarities there too.