Thanks for sharing. Quick reply:

Have real life use cases.

Agreed (HIVE, BART, VRSC, KLU (not yet minted, for The Matrix-8 Solution))

Great potential because they offer something unique that no other project does.

Agreed (XMR, VRSC, SHA, KLU)

Have a dedicated group of devs that solve more problems than they create...

Agreed

Projects that release updates often / communicate with the investors and also have integrity because they follow their road-map.

Agreed (LEO, VRSC) BART not doing so well on this lately, but i have hopes. Hanging onto my bag at the moment.

Projects that bring something totally new that could push the entire crypto industry to a whole new level

Agreed, (RUNE, VRSC) but i must look into RUNE before i miss the bandwagon :-)

Also for me,
Projects with privacy (no KYC and preferably no e-mail or phone no. required) VRSC, HIVE, LEO

Projects with better than the rest governance
(VRSC with Proof of Power governance, KLU - the mother of all governance systems (to be))

Namaste
Atma