156 articles by Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit

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Changes to our Startups Barcelona Slack community

We have been running an online community for entrepreneurs and tech people in Barcelona since 2015, called Startups BCN. We are applying a few changes from now onwards that you should know.

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Launched the Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021

Launched the Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021

Check out Startup Genome's Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 on their LocomotiveCMS-based platform we have been building for three years, now!.

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Audit the code you inherit

How many times have you - as an agency or freelancer - inherited code from a previous provider or another team? How many times have you been blamed for things that were not your fault? You can avoid it, if you follow our advice.

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New season of the Life on Mars podcast!

The new season of the Life on Mars podcast will bring many changes. A big shake-up will take our podcast to the next level. Do you want to be part of this ride?

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Official statement regarding the next Startup Grind Barcelona events

Official statement regarding the next Startup Grind Barcelona events

Official statement regarding the next Startup Grind Barcelona events - We will be back shortly, respecting all safety measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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There's a lot we don't need

There's a lot we don't need

This time around, I just wanted to share one article from a creator I find particularly inspiring: Pieter Levels, from Nomadlist - among many other projects. If you're into building software, you absolutely have to read this article.

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A few hard truths about remote work

A few hard truths about remote work

In the past 18 months, a lot of companies have had to adopt remote work - or so they claim! There are a lot of misconceptions and bad practices out there and we must speak up against them.

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What we're up to now - Reflections on the first half of 2021

What we're up to now - Reflections on the first half of 2021

We have completed the first half of 2021, and we thought we'd let you know about what's going on at MarsBased regarding projects, team, strategy and more!

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Remote is the new cloud

Remote is the new cloud

One of the good things the pandemic has brought us is the normalisation of remote work. In this blog post, I share my opinion of the new tsunami wave this will bring and its rippling effect that will have on society as a whole.

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One year of Life on Mars: how to start listening to our podcast

One year of Life on Mars: how to start listening to our podcast

We are celebrating one year of our podcast, Life on Mars. If you are joining just now, here's a guide of what you can find in it!

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A small trick to help you estimate the size of a site

A small trick to help you estimate the size of a site

Here's a small trick we use to calculate the size of sites, in numbers of pages, when we're facing a migration or we need to estimate costs for our proposals, using the sitemap of the site.

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Beating the virus: lessons from our seventh year running MarsBased

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone differently and we are no exception. We want to share our ups and downs from 2020 in our annual post about lessons learnt, including management, finance and mental health, among other topics.

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