154 articles by Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit

Balance between creativity and business

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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SaaS spend

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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MarsBased rocket, partners of Shopify

We’re now official Shopify Partners!

We're excited to announce that MarsBased is now a proud Shopify Partner! Discover what this means for our clients and how this partnership enhances our ability to deliver top-notch e-commerce solutions.

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Astronauts working

Empowering (introvert) tech teams through asynchronous work

Discover how asynchronous work models are revolutionising the tech industry, offering unprecedented flexibility and empowerment for diverse workforce needs. Learn from our unique approach how this model fuels productivity in teams of introverts.

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We're no longer curating Startup Digest at MarsBased

Thank you, Startup Digest community!

After almost eight years curating Startup Digest in Barcelona, we have passed the baton to one of our best friends. You are now in good hands.

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MarsBased space station

What we're working on in 2024

Read this blog post if you want to find out what we're working on nowadays (May 2024) and who are our current clients!

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Corporate Innovation Summit 2024

Recap of the Corporate Innovation Summit 2024

Here's a recap of what happened in the third edition of the Corporate Innovation Summit, organised by MarsBased on February, 27th 2024.

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Futuristic skyscrapers, neon style

Welcome back, Gespasa!

We have been helping the Catalan firm Gespasa over the years with Ruby on Rails and React development. This year, we have signed a new contract to keep helping them with more development.

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Life on Mars podcast episode about Shopify

Summary of our conversation with Keyven Ferland, around e-commerce and Shopify

Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey of Kevan Ferland, we uncover the transition from a design freelancer to the helm of LaWeb Shop, a Canadian e-commerce development shop that now specializes in Shopify solutions. The episode delivers an honest account of the raw challenges and strategic triumphs faced along the way.

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An astronaut writing a journal

Our weekly internal digest: Martian Chronicles

Here's a blog post explaining how we write an internal intel post for our team with everything they ought to know for the week. A great way to enhance their async experience!

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Space fight against the evil empire

Bootstrapped businesses, async & remote with Amir Salihefendic (CEO @ Doist)

Discover how Amir Salihefendic bootstrapped his way to success with his company Doist, challenging the norm in the tech world! Tune into our latest podcast episode where we explore sustainable business models and effective asynchronous communication.

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Three years of MarsBased podcast - Life on Mars

Recap of the third year of the Life on Mars podcast

In its third year, the Life on Mars podcast continued to connect globally, reaching audiences in 77 countries and featuring insights from industry leaders. Despite a challenging year, it remained a key platform for MarsBased, fostering worldwide engagement and generating impactful business leads.

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