Krzysztof Pieczyński

Some of the books I've read and keep coming back to - business, technology, mindset, and fiction worth the time. Titles are shown in English, with the Polish original in parentheses where that's the language the book was written in. My full reading history is on Goodreads.

Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Business Development

  • The Hard Thing About Hard ThingsBen Horowitz
  • Zero to OnePeter Thiel
  • Good to GreatJim Collins
  • The Lean StartupEric Ries
  • Good Strategy Bad StrategyRichard Rumelt
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni
  • The Richest Man in BabylonGeorge S. Clason
  • The Open OrganizationJim Whitehurst
  • The Six Secrets of Raising CapitalBill Fisher
  • Why It Worked (Dlaczego się udało)Janusz Filipiak
  • Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss
  • Fanatical ProspectingJeb Blount
  • Pitch AnythingOren Klaff
  • The Sales Acceleration FormulaMark Roberge
  • Predictable RevenueAaron Ross
  • Selling Technology the Sandler WayRich Chiarello
  • Sales Management. Simplified.Mike Weinberg
  • Sales TruthMike Weinberg
  • Radical CandorKim Scott
  • Customer SuccessNick Mehta
  • When Fish FlyJohn Yokoyama
  • Narratology (Narratologia)Paweł Tkaczyk

Product, Technology & AI

  • Lean vs Agile vs Design ThinkingJeff Gothelf
  • Don't Hire a Software Developer Until You Read This BookK.N. Kukoyi
  • Custom-Tailored Software (Oprogramowanie szyte na miarę)Michał Bartyzel
  • Scrum: The Complete Beginner's GuideBruce Berke
  • Agile Product Management: Product OwnerPaul VII
  • Agile Product Management: Scrum Master CertificationPaul VII
  • Agile Product Management Box SetPaul VII
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari
  • Homo Deus: A History of TomorrowYuval Noah Harari
  • Nexus: A Brief History of Information NetworksYuval Noah Harari
  • The Fourth Industrial RevolutionKlaus Schwab
  • Everybody LiesSeth Stephens-Davidowitz
  • CodersClive Thompson
  • The Age of Paradoxes (Wiek paradoksów)Natalia Hatalska
  • Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceXEric Berger
  • Digital Pandemic: Covid-19Michael Bockiurkiw

Leadership, People & Productivity

  • Extreme OwnershipJocko Willink
  • The Book of Beautiful QuestionsWarren Berger
  • Building Engagement (Budowanie zaangażowania)Maciej Sasin
  • The Engaging Leader (Angażujący Lider)Ewa Kolmas, Sławek B. Błaszczak
  • Work on Yes! (Pracuj na tak!)Przemysław Kubisiak, Paweł Gacek
  • Business, or the Art of Building Relationships (Biznes, czyli sztuka budowania relacji)Miłosz Brzeziński
  • Strokeology (Głaskologia)Miłosz Brzeziński
  • Lifeology (Życiologia)Miłosz Brzeziński
  • You Are All My Selves (Wy wszyscy moi ja)Miłosz Brzeziński
  • Atomic HabitsJames Clear
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey
  • Getting Things DoneDavid Allen
  • Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionRobert Cialdini
  • How to Take Smart NotesSönke Ahrens
  • The First 90 DaysMichael D. Watkins
  • Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
  • Games People PlayEric Berne

Wider Reading

Fiction and ideas that shape how I think, beyond the day job.

  • Prisoners of GeographyTim Marshall
  • Nuclear War: A ScenarioAnnie Jacobsen
  • World War III Is Coming (Nadchodzi III wojna światowa)Piotr Żychowicz
  • Poland in the Modern World: Beyond MartyrdomBrian Porter-Szűcs
  • The President (Prezydent)Aleksander Kwaśniewski
  • When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi
  • EducatedTara Westover
  • This Is Going to HurtAdam Kay
  • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson
  • The Power of NowEckhart Tolle
  • Don't Believe Everything You ThinkJoseph Nguyen
  • The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells
  • Atlas ShruggedAyn Rand
  • The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin
  • Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
  • The Egg and Other StoriesAndy Weir
  • Where the Crawdads SingDelia Owens
  • The Sandman: The Dream HuntersNeil Gaiman
  • Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell
  • Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams
  • The RoadCormac McCarthy
  • SolarisStanisław Lem
  • The Invincible (Niezwyciężony)Stanisław Lem

More of what I'm reading is on Goodreads - follow along if you'd like.