#34 - Abe Maingi: Basketball, Books, and Building a Biotech Business

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My guest today is Abe Maingi. Abe is a fellow self improvement junkie, avid reader, writer, and habit builder. He's also co-founder of a company called Inceptor Bio, a biotech company focused on advancing cell and gene therapies to cure cancer.

In this episode, Abe and I discussed mastering the fundamentals of a successful life. We talked about Abe's reading habits and his most influential books. We covered how playing high school sports prepares you to be a successful professional. And Abe taught me all about how the biotech industry works.

Selected links from the show:

• Abe's website - send him an email at amaingi@hey.com

• Inceptor Bio

• Timeless Lessons Learned From My High School Basketball Coach by Abe Maingi

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

• Deep Work by Cal Newport

• 28 Lessons in 28 Years by Abe Maingi

• So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport

• The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

• Robert Caro's series on Lyndon Johnson

• I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (book)

• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (lecture)

• The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs

• Our Towns by James and Deborah Fallows

• Drew Hanlen

• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

• Crafted

• Morgan Housel

• James Clear

Show notes:

01:20 - Mastering fundamentals

10:20 - Should you follow your passion?

13:19 - Why you should be intentional but not take yourself too seriously

17:30 - How to retain what you read

19:40 - Should I read Robert Caro's Lyndon Johnson series?

23:25 - Influential books for young professionals

27:25 - Why you should read a lot of books

31:25 - How Abe got to work with Drew Hanlen

38:36 - How high school sports prepare you for success later in life

42:18 - What is Inceptor Bio?

46:25 - How to find the best business partners

48:38 - How long does it take to approve a new cancer treatment?

52:06 - How to transition from employee to entrepreneur

55:05 - How to successfully work with your family

58:23 - Abe's advice to a recent college grad

59:03 - Abe's favorite mental model

59:47 - Abe's favorite Twitter follows

1:00:32 - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for Abe

1:02:25 - Where you can find Abe