I saw something on a friend of mine iPhone I was amazed, this guy has 3 pieces of bitcoin but he didn't look it when you look at him with mere eyes, I ask him how he has come this far, he told long ego he was seriously investing on all kinds of coins with little amount of bitcoin but then most of those coins help him to realized enough amount to buy more bitcoin because that was his primary target.
Insiders' strategies collecting bitcoins are different and you can't completely copy their style either. Investing heavily in non-fundamental coins will be much riskier and you won't be able to fit a budget like your friends. Luckily your friend's selfishness can bring him to the stage to collect 3 bitcoin pieces, then try to imagine when the strategy doesn't go according to plan.
He normally buys those zero value coins when they appreciates it will be enough money, and that's how he convert and swag all to bitcoin and today, he has 3 piece. Is good to be diversified in your investment, somedays something good will come out of one you don't expect.
It would be quite a hassle controlling zero-value coins and most of the ones I saw would end up dead. Then what big hopes do you want to achieve in a coin like that and I don't really believe that your friend has reached 3 pieces of bitcoin just relying on coins that are worth zero. It could be that he didn't convey the process when he started diligently to collect bitcoins, so in-depth analysis is needed when you have high hopes for coins that are worth zero.