"Hard worker with well curated info"
I'm always impressed with Ali's ability to filter out good information out of the sea of junk in this space. I've known him for a few years and his hit rate at being early to good projects is incredibly high. I'd definitely highlight his strength at parsing information and judging risk/return.
Aside from that, he's just a great guy all around and I'm glad to call him a close friend in this space.