There is one tip I would give to every aspiring DJ, especially those who want to start DJing with Ableton. Since songs take a longer time to prepare for live action, you really need to select the songs. Your style and your tracks are all your choices, and you shouldn't take too many advices there. Before torrenting "100.000.000 club hits" from PirateBay, think what you want to play. Audition every song, and be merciless. Keep only the great and good tracks. Delete the pretty good ones, ask yourself if are REALLY ever seeing yourself playing them. There are hundreds and hundreds of great tracks that you'll love, so don't be hasty in deleting those 1000+ tracks to find that one you really want in your collection.
I personally went the wrong way, and it took me two years to sort out tracks, figuring out finally my personal preference of disco-y but not too disco-y gut thumping house. It's obviously cheaper to stay legal as well and takes less time to do the Ableton magic with them.
DigitalDJTips covered the area with these articles:
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/07/why-i-just-threw-away-nearly-all-of-my-music/
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/09/confessions-of-a-music-junkie-dj-mp3s/
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