Martian Chronicles
Welcome to the MarsBased blog. We write about, technology, web and mobile development, UX, product design, running a business, company culture, remote work, startups, and entrepreneurship.
How to manage expectations in software projects
Business thrives on flexibility. We share six practical tips, from asking ‘why?’ to daily feedback, that shape our approach at MarsBased. Simple, insightful, and with some fun gifs - why not?
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Balance of our first year building AI projects
We have been building AI-based projects for 18 months now, so we wanted to share a few of the learnings and cool things we have built in this blog post.
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MarsBased supports Mobile World Congress
On February 28th and 29th 2024, the Mobile World Congress 2024 edition hosted a hackathon designed by MarsBased, to promote GSMA's Open Gateway. MarsBased has helped conceptualising and devising this part of the event as well as selecting speakers for their tracks for senior developers in a joint effort to attract more senior talent from the IT and software fields.
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Rust for NodeJS developers (III) - Docker development environment
Docker can be beneficial not just for deploying applications but also for local development. By creating a Docker environment for our Rust API, we can ensure a consistent and isolated development experience across different machines and team members.
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Balancing creativity and business in Spain
What if the secret to thriving in the design market lies in balancing American ambition with Spanish work-life harmony? Join us as we sit down with Brian Farrell from Farco, whose remarkable journey—from spearheading digital transformation at BBVA to founding his own studio in Spain—provides a unique lens into the shifting landscape of design.
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Mastering SaaS Spending: How to stay lean and maximize ROI
As a bootstrapped company, we have to be very conscious of our annual spend. Most of what we spend in as a company is salaries, but we also dedicate part of our budget to SaaS. In this blog post, I will explain how we keep our costs under control.
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A new website and four things you should know about MarsBased
We launched a new website to communicate our internal changes. Learn more about MarsBased!
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Some things you can do as a company to give back to your community
Over the course of the six years that we have been operating, we have compiled a few things you can do to give back to your community of startups of choice. By doing so, you will become leaders in the startup scene of your city!
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How I use Docker for Rails development: running services
Project setup can be a very cumbersome process for developers. In this blog post, our developer Dani explains how he uses Docker to develop in Rails
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