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Trust is the ultimate success metric: We’re back with Singularu!
Trust is the ultimate metric: We are thrilled to be back 'in the kitchen' with Singularu for a new strategic chapter.
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The quality crisis in software
Software quality is declining even as tools improve. Buggy launches and unpolished AI apps signal a crisis in digital craft — quality is now a competitive edge.
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How we automated hiring triage with n8n + ChatGPT
We recently automated one of the most time-consuming non-technical processes in our company: early-stage hiring triage. To do this, we use n8n. n8n is our platform of choice for AI automation: it connects tools and APIs, runs processes on triggers (like a new form submission), and lets us add logic
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Using Cursor as a Product Manager: faster answers, fewer pings
Stop the Slack scavenger hunt and navigate your codebase directly. Learn how to use Cursor to get faster answers and reduce engineer pings.
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Adopting JSON-LD Schema for cleaner, more powerful SEO
By implementing schema correctly, you improve how content appears in search results and when URLs are unfurled on social media or by AI tools like ChatGPT
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How we build GPTApps
We have been building all kinds of technical platforms and projects for over ten years at MarsBased, and we apply this accumulated knowledge to the AI projects we're building now at GPTApps.
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On the path to ISO 27001 certification
MarsBased is pursuing ISO 27001 certification. Our security practices were already robust — this formalises and validates our commitment to data protection.
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Defensive engineering for unhappy paths: Frontending with Detail series (part 2)
Build resilient frontends even when you don't own the backend. Learn how API mocking, feature flags, and defensive engineering can handle the unhappy path.
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How we prepare our board meetings with Linear
We fixed board unstructured board meetings by using Linear. The result is shorter, calmer meetings focused on decisions rather than reporting.
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Privacy, trust, and engineering tools: Our position at MarsBased
At MarsBased, we prioritize trust and privacy over the granular surveillance capabilities of AI tools like Cursor. Discover why we choose transparency and outcome-based engineering over monitoring individual usage data.
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How we made Plausible analytics work with ad blockers
To combat analytics data loss caused by ad-blockers, we implemented a custom Ruby on Rails proxy to route Plausible requests through our own backend. This privacy-friendly approach ensures we capture reliable traffic insights while fully respecting our visitors' data and privacy.
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Context is everything with LLMs and AI assistants
This might sound obvious to some, and maybe others are a bit late to the party, but one thing you have to take into account is this: context changes everything when working with LLMs and AI assistants. There is a massive difference between using ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, or any other LLM in isolati
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