Life on Mars - A podcast from MarsBased
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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.
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We finally bring an expert on company culture / Aaron Schmookler
What really makes company culture crack as you scale from 10 to 30+ people? In this candid conversation, Aaron Schmookler (co-founder of The Yes Works...
New series: How to build an agency | Life on Mars
We’re launching a new Life on Mars series: How to Build an Agency, a practical, transparent guide for freelancers, micro-agencies, and growing studios...
The CEO who made herself “irrelevant” (and scaled to millions ARR) / Laura Urquizu
What does it really take to scale a SaaS from a tiny Barcelona startup to a global leader protecting brands like major clubs and top electronics compa...
Halfway through 2025: How MarsBased is evolving, growing, and staying true to its values
In this new episode of Life on Mars, we take you behind the scenes at MarsBased to share how the first half of 2025 has unfolded for us as a team and...
10 years without shortcuts or investors: the MarsBased keynote reveal
After 10 years building MarsBased as a fully remote, bootstrapped, and values-driven tech company, we’re finally sharing the full story. This keynote,...
When does company culture break? with Greg Scown (TextExpander)
What happens when your company outgrows the culture that once defined it?
In this episode of the MarsBased Podcast, Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit sit...
Top 10 podcast moments that shocked, cracked us up, or both!
10 moments. 10 guests. Total unpredictability on Life on Mars.
This isn’t your average “best of” episode. it’s a chaotic, hilarious, insi...
Beyond the AI demo: Turning prototypes into real businesses
Turn your AI demo into a real business.
In this episode of Life on Mars, real founders share their experiences, strategies, lessons, and mistak...
Road to CTO #1: From economist to coder: why Charles Chase never went back to corporate
In this episode of Road to CTO, we sit down with Charles Chase, a serial entrepreneur and investor, who shares his journey from aspiring accountant to...
Prompt engineering vs. Spaghetti prompting
Are your ChatGPT prompts messy and inconsistent? You might be falling into the trap of spaghetti prompting, random, unstructured inputs that lead to w...
Quantum computing: The future is closer than you think - Corporate Innovation Summit
Quantum computing is no longer just a futuristic concept, it’s quickly becoming a practical reality. In this must-watch panel discussion, three quantu...
Corporate Innovation Summit: How AI is moving from obedience to autonomy
What happens when AI stops just following commands and starts making decisions on its own?
At the Corporate Innovation Summit, industry...
The Future of Agency Work: Navigating AI and Growth Strategies with Szymon Boniecki
Are you ready to explore the dynamics of running a successful consultancy in today’s fast-evolving tech landscape? Join us as we sit down with Szymon...
How punk rock influences Simone van Neerven's innovation strategy on reBel.la
In this exciting episode of Life on Mars, Alex have a great conversation with Simone van Neerven, founder of reBel.la, to explore how challenging the...
Is M&A activity REALLY on the rise this year? with Clemens Rossberg
Welcome to another captivating episode of the Life on Mars podcast by MarsBased! 🎙️ In this electrifying discussion, we dive headfirst into the dynami...
087 - Our 2024 in review + forecast for 2025
What if economic downturns could be a springboard for growth instead of a setback? Join Àlex, the CEO and founder of MarsBased, as he shares the insid...
086 - Open source, open heart: Ghost’s John O’Nolan secret (spicy) sauce
Join Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit (CEO @ MarsBased) and John O’Nolan, founder of Ghost, as they delve into the world of independent, values-driven tech bus...
085 - Beyond TextExpander: Greg Scown’s journey after stepping down as co-founder
Greg Scown, co-founder of TextExpander, shares an inspiring journey through the partial sale of his company to Summit Partners and the path that led h...
084 - Goodbye to Startup Grind
Join Àlex, CEO of MarsBased, as he tells the story behind starting both MarsBased and the Barcelona chapter of Startup Grind in 2014. Prepared for a r...
083 - Bootstrapping, marketing, branding & ass-kicking, with Tanya Van Gastel (Co-founder of The Multiverse AI)
Curious about the challenges of transitioning from a corporate environment in China to the bustling startup scene in Barcelona? How has she created an...
082 - Road to profitability and AI, with Mercè Tell (Co-founder @ Encomenda Capital Partners)
Unlock the secrets of navigating the turbulent waters of venture capital with our latest episode featuring the ever-insightful Mercè Tell, (GP & co-fo...
081 - Fighting online scams and Ad fraud, with Nandini Jammi (Check My Ads)
Ever wondered how to protect yourself from online scams while keeping advertisers honest? This episode is a must-listen as we welcome Nandini Jammi fr...
080 - Balancing creativity and business in Spain, with Brian Farrell (Farco)
The podcast is back after a much needed (albeit unintended) hiatus. For more details, listen to this episode (in Spanish) or wait until an AI translat...
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 w...
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,...
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 Partner...
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. Fr...
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 land...
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...
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 softwar...
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...
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.
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 th...
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,...
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 be...
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 co...
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 o...
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 partnership...
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 al...
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 accompl...