I got my electroneum during the ICO with a 20% bonus. While the ICO was running, I was telling people on two very popular crypto Facebook groups ("Suppoman" and "Crypto Bobby") about Electroneum. Both Suppoman and Crypto Bobby rubbished electroneum and thought it was a terrible investment. And keep in mind that these two guys have a huge following on YouTube, Udemy and Facebook. Many people take their word as gospel.
Suppoman predicted that ETN could only make it to 5 cents, and explicitly said it had ZERO chance of ever making it to 50 cents. Well ETN is already 17 cents and the project has barely started - the mobile miner hasn't even been released yet. The electroneum CEO said they've already signed 4 deals (one of which was recently announced), and there's 2 more huge ones in the pipeline that are "virtually inevitable". Electroneum has experienced some hiccups in the rollout of their project, particularly with regard to the mobile miner, but their CEO has been honest and transparent with everyone throughout the process. People's faith in him and his project has grown as a result, and that continues to attract investors.
The moral of the story: when sizing up an ICO as a prospective investment, explore the project from all angles, research THOROUGHLY and source many different opinions to try and form a consensus. Don't take any one person's opinion as the be-all-end-all. Because their opinion may just be FUD, and you may miss out. If I had listened to Suppoman and Crypto Bobby, I would have never invested in the electroneum ICO and I would be kicking myself for it now. Be aware that there is both FUD and unbridled enthusiasm for every project out there. But remember, the more diligent you are willing to be with your research, and the broader the range of opinions you incorporate into your own, the more likely you are to make an educated decision.
With regards to electroneum, it's still not too late to invest. I bought more of it after the ICO when I began to see the wheels in motion. ETN has done more for the mainstream awareness/adoption of cryptocurrency in a month than what Bitcoin has done in 9 years. And they've hardly begun. The project is still in its infancy and its potential is limitless. There are many great coins/projects in the cryptosphere, but electroneum has more potential to go viral than anything else out there.