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Life on Mars - A podcast from MarsBased

Welcome to Life on Mars! A podcast about technology, entrepreneurship and innovation from MarsBased. You will listen to stories of the best founders, investors, experts and celebrities from all around the galaxy every two weeks.

Business Development Management Technology Entrepreneurship Innovation
Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
52 minutes
Episodes
99
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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079 - Building the next 10 years of MarsBased

079 - Building the next 10 years of MarsBased

Celebrating a decade of bootstrapping brilliance, I, Àlex, founder of MarsBased, am back behind the mic to share an emotional tribute to the journey we've shared. As we revel in a significant milesto…

00:18:39  |   Tue 07 May 2024
078 - The future of SEO and content strategy in an AI-driven world, with Clemens Rychlik (COO @ Bourbon)

078 - The future of SEO and content strategy in an AI-driven world, with Clemens Rychlik (COO @ Bourbon)

Explore the power of AI in streamlining content creation and productivity in our latest podcast episode. We're joined by Clemens Rychlik from Bourbon, where he serves as COO, and the man behind the B…

01:00:57  |   Mon 12 Feb 2024
077 - M&A Masterclass with Founder Partners

077 - M&A Masterclass with Founder Partners

Prepare to navigate the high-stakes world of mergers and acquisitions with insider expertise as Dimitri Steinberg and Brian Flynn from Founder Partners join me, Àlex from MarsBased, for a riveting di…

01:01:51  |   Tue 23 Jan 2024
076 - Building a thriving Shopify agency, with Keyven Ferland (Founder of La Web Shop)

076 - Building a thriving Shopify agency, with Keyven Ferland (Founder of La Web Shop)

Embark on an entrepreneurial odyssey with Keyven Ferland of La Web Shop and uncover the raw and real narrative of a bootstrapped business's ascent. From the humble beginnings of a solo design freelan…

00:49:33  |   Fri 05 Jan 2024
075 - Bootstrapped Businesses, with Amir Salihefendic (Founder @ Doist)

075 - Bootstrapped Businesses, with Amir Salihefendic (Founder @ Doist)

What can you achieve as an entrepreneur without leaning on venture capitalist funding? How can we communicate more effectively in the modern work landscape? Today's episode is a deep dive into the ri…

01:10:29  |   Fri 01 Dec 2023
074 - The unfiltered reality of serial entrepreneurship, with Francesc Font Cot (Co-founder of Incapto)

074 - The unfiltered reality of serial entrepreneurship, with Francesc Font Cot (Co-founder of Incapto)

Brace yourselves for a riveting dialogue with Francesc Font Cot, the dynamic serial entrepreneur who co-founded Incapto Coffee, Nubelo, and Bandit. We uncover the raw truth behind the glitz and glamo…

01:08:29  |   Tue 07 Nov 2023
073 - From Rails to revenue, with Khash Sajadi (CEO & Co-founder @ Cloud 66)

073 - From Rails to revenue, with Khash Sajadi (CEO & Co-founder @ Cloud 66)

With our special guest, Khash Sajadi, the founder and CEO of Cloud 66, we're unlocking the story of a technology that transformed the world of software deployment. Imagine a world where developers ar…

00:50:35  |   Fri 13 Oct 2023
072 - We're back! Riding out a crazy wave in the tech industry

072 - We're back! Riding out a crazy wave in the tech industry

Ever wondered how a tech company rides the tumultuous waves of an industry in flux? Journey with us, as Àlex, founder of MarsBased, shares his company's evolution in managing a surge from one to two …

00:22:19  |   Fri 06 Oct 2023
071 - Taking investment or selling MarsBased?

071 - Taking investment or selling MarsBased?

In this episode, our good friend in and out of business, Josh Feldberg, interviews Àlex to discuss many topics for a good hour and a half.

Two friends discussing business, where the podcast host, Àlex…

01:24:38  |   Tue 18 Jul 2023
070 - How we find clients in San Francisco, with Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit (CEO @ MarsBased)

070 - How we find clients in San Francisco, with Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit (CEO @ MarsBased)

The story of MarsBased can't be told without a city in particular: San Francisco.

Even though MarsBased started up in Barcelona, where the three co-founders are from and where most of the events pre-i…

00:30:35  |   Wed 17 May 2023
069 - Remote, async and more, with Job van der Voort (CEO @ Remote)

069 - Remote, async and more, with Job van der Voort (CEO @ Remote)

We hosted Job van der Voort, CEO @ Remote, to discuss the status of remote work (obviously) but also derivates of this: employee benefits, async work, leadership, our day-to-day as CEOs of tech compa…

00:45:18  |   Wed 10 May 2023
068 - No code in 2023, with Toby Oliver (CEO @ Bravo Studio)

068 - No code in 2023, with Toby Oliver (CEO @ Bravo Studio)

We have talked a lot about no-code back in the day, and far from being the technology that would render developers obsolete and take our jobs, it's become somewhat of a complement for quick experimen…

00:47:43  |   Mon 17 Apr 2023
067 - Pros and cons of running a boutique agency, with Jamon Holmgren (CTO @ Infinite Red)

067 - Pros and cons of running a boutique agency, with Jamon Holmgren (CTO @ Infinite Red)

One of the downsides of running an agency, or a services-based company per se, is that you don't get media coverage. Only the biggest ones get some coverage but for us, small agencies, it's nearly im…

00:59:55  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
066 - WTF happened to SVB, with Victor Horcasitas

066 - WTF happened to SVB, with Victor Horcasitas

A couple of weeks ago, shit hit the fan. A bank run on Silicon Valley Bank had to be intervened because hundreds of companies pulled their funds out of this popular bank.

The US 16th largest bank, ver…

00:50:02  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
065 - Growth through partnerships, with Kat O'Brien (CPO @ ClimateTrade)

065 - Growth through partnerships, with Kat O'Brien (CPO @ ClimateTrade)

We're excited to share this episode with you in which we talk to Kat O'Brien (Chief Partnerships Officer at ClimateTrade) about all things partnerships.

Kat has been operating in the partnerships and …

00:55:34  |   Mon 06 Mar 2023
064 - All about becoming a UI/UX freelancer, with Fabio Basile

064 - All about becoming a UI/UX freelancer, with Fabio Basile

We bring in one of our references in UI/UX, Fabio Basile, to discuss freelancing in this sector. About time we discussed building a portfolio (with all the restrictions we can find as an agency: unla…

00:56:21  |   Wed 22 Feb 2023
063 - 2022 recap + 2023 predictions

063 - 2022 recap + 2023 predictions

Kicking off the new year in great fashion with a solo episode of Àlex (CEO) doing a recap of our historic 2022 and some of the landmarks we've accomplished as a company and a look into 2023, with som…

00:22:31  |   Thu 12 Jan 2023
062 - Tips for agencies and contractors during economic downturns

062 - Tips for agencies and contractors during economic downturns

This week, we didn't have a guest speaker either, so we decided to record a solo episode.

Àlex has addressed the team in an internal basecamp post to let us know that the company is very stable and th…

00:24:52  |   Tue 15 Nov 2022
061 - The solitude of managers, with Xavier Noria and Pau Minoves

061 - The solitude of managers, with Xavier Noria and Pau Minoves

One day you're a developer, like all the rest, and then you're not one of them anymore. That's what happens when you go up the management ladder in technical teams.

You still want to code and be cool,…

00:54:07  |   Tue 08 Nov 2022
060 - Calculating and taking risks in extreme conditions, with Jonas Rinde (CEO @ Nomono)

060 - Calculating and taking risks in extreme conditions, with Jonas Rinde (CEO @ Nomono)

We had our friend Mark from AWS calling in from Websummit last year, we also had Jorge Jaramillo recording his podcast episode in a camper van, and now it's the time for someone to record from his ca…

01:00:41  |   Fri 28 Oct 2022
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