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How standardizing AI boosted our dev efficiency up to 50% | Building MarsBased
Jun 16, 2026
32m 06s
Why the AI slop problem is getting worse | David Okuniev (Typeform co-founder)
May 26, 2026
48m 15s
Why I left big tech to build again: The reality of being a founder
May 12, 2026
46m 20s
100x faster every 6 months: Linus Ekenstam on the future of AI
Apr 7, 2026
1h 08m 36s
Is your NDA a rookie mistake? Lessons from 12 years in tech - Building MarsBased #7
Mar 17, 2026
24m 42s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/26 |  How standardizing AI boosted our dev efficiency up to 50% | Building MarsBased | Welcome back to another episode of Building MarsBased, the series where we share the completely transparent reality of how we have built our development agency since 2014. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on our 18-month journey of adopting Artificial Intelligence within our web and mobile development workflows. The rapid evolution of large language models has completely transformed the engineering landscape. However, finding a process that actually worked for a professional agency ... | 32m 06s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 |  Why the AI slop problem is getting worse | David Okuniev (Typeform co-founder)✨ | AI slop problemtaste in AI+4 | David Okuniev | TypeformSupercut | — | AItrust+5 | — | 48m 15s | |
| 5/12/26 |  Why I left big tech to build again: The reality of being a founder✨ | founder journeytechnology leadership+3 | Emma Burrows | GoogleStripe+2 | — | CTOVP of Engineering+5 | — | 46m 20s | |
| 4/7/26 |  100x faster every 6 months: Linus Ekenstam on the future of AI✨ | AItechnology advancement+3 | Linus Ekenstam | — | — | AI100x faster+5 | — | 1h 08m 36s | |
| 3/17/26 |  Is your NDA a rookie mistake? Lessons from 12 years in tech - Building MarsBased #7✨ | non-disclosure agreementstech industry+3 | — | MarsBased | — | NDArookie mistake+3 | — | 24m 42s | |
| 3/3/26 |  Troy Hunt: 12 years of Have I Been Pwned & the truth about AI scams✨ | cybersecuritydata breaches+3 | Troy Hunt | Have I Been Pwnedbanking industry | — | cybersecurityHave I Been Pwned+5 | — | 38m 17s | |
| 2/17/26 |  Agency Q&A: Recruiting "Champions" and optimizing for answer engines (AEO) Building MarsBased #6✨ | recruitingAnswer Engine Optimization+3 | — | — | — | recruitingAEO+5 | — | 33m 03s | |
| 1/27/26 |  Scaling a remote team: Lessons on trust, productivity, and firing | Building MarsBased #5✨ | remote teamtrust+3 | — | MarsBased37signals | — | remote workteam management+3 | — | 40m 26s | |
| 1/13/26 |  Generalist or specialist? Inside our biggest business debate: Building MarsBased #4✨ | business strategygeneralist vs specialist+3 | — | MarsBased | — | business tipsgeneralist+3 | — | 41m 10s | |
| 12/23/25 | Silicon Valley’s longest-standing CEO: 37 Years leading Micrel✨ | CEO tenureSilicon Valley+3 | Ray Zinn | Micrel | Silicon Valley | CEOMicrel+5 | — | 53m 08s | |
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| 12/9/25 | Working with friends? Building MarsBased #3✨ | friendship in businessstartup advice+3 | — | MarsBased | — | friendshipbusiness+5 | — | 28m 36s | |
| 11/25/25 | Road to CTO: From Mafia Wars to Amazon, 35 years of tech leadership wisdom | Welcome to another episode of Road to CTO, our series where we sit down with some of the most experienced and influential technology leaders in the world. In this episode, we talk with Dorion Carroll, a veteran with 35 years of tech leadership experience, former CTO at Zynga, VP at Amazon, and one of the most insightful engineering minds in the industry. From scaling engineering teams from 280 to 3,600 people, to navigating billion-dollar decisions, to understanding what truly makes a great... | 1h 12m 36s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | When is the right time to start your company? Building MarsBased #2 | When is the right time to start your company? In this second episode of Building MarsBased, we answer a listener’s question that every aspiring founder wrestles with: Should I launch while keeping my day job, or go all in? We unpack the real factors behind that decision: macro timing, industry waves, personal runway, team alignment, and share how we made the call that led to MarsBased. You’ll hear why the 2012–2014 window mattered in Spain’s post-crisis context, what the “mobile app boom” t... | 33m 54s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | How to come up with your first business idea: Building MarsBased | Starting a business begins with one powerful idea, but how do you come up with your first one? In this episode of Building MarsBased, we share the real story behind our company’s early days and how a simple concept evolved into a long-lasting, profitable business. You’ll learn how to identify opportunities, validate ideas, and turn side projects into sustainable ventures, all based on real-world experience from a fully bootstrapped tech company. If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, freelance... | 25m 12s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | 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) sits down with Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit (CEO, MarsBased) to unpack the patterns they have seen across startups and mid-size teams, remote and on-site. We dive into: preventing culture erosion during hypergrowth, why manager span of control matters, how to sell services without hard selling, practical leadership habits (Be Obvious), and the rea... | 57m 27s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 | 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. We’ll cover everything from picking a name and services, getting your first client, contracts and NDAs, and building a portfolio, to harder topics like crisis management, pricing, hiring and firing, founder dynamics, and keeping long-tenured teams motivated. Episodes will mix solo deep dives, voices from the MarsBased team, expert guests, and ... | 8m 18s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | 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 companies? In this candid conversation, Laura Urquizu (CEO, Red Points) shares hard-won lessons on going from SMB to enterprise, hiring fast in NYC (and fixing the fallout), balancing long-term strategy with short-term execution, and why the best CEOs become “irrelevant” day-to-day as teams outperform. We dive into go-to-market, NRR as the north sta... | 1h 06m 40s | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | 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 company. This year has marked the beginning of a new chapter, one shaped by growth, clarity, and transformation. We’ve strengthened our pipeline, expanded the team, and taken meaningful steps toward building a more mature and intentional company culture. But more importantly, we’re doing it all while staying true to our values of transparency, ... | 34m 07s | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | 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, recorded for our 10th anniversary, is a reflection on everything we've learned about building sustainable software, nurturing company culture, and growing a business without external investors, shortcuts or growth hacks. We talk about how we made remote work function from day one, why we chose to bootstrap instead of seeking venture capital, a... | 53m 58s | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | 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 sits down with Greg from TextExpander to discuss how growing to 30+ employees forced them to revisit their values, communication style, and internal training. Greg explains how to recognize the right moment to redefine your company culture and why they decided to introduce internal training programs to support that shift. He shares how seemingly simple t... | 54m 17s | ||||||
| 6/3/25 | 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, insightful rollercoaster through the most unforgettable english-language moments from life on mars, the startup podcast by MarsBased. 🔥 from death metal growls to burning down offices (literally), surprise cofounders, and existential founder questions... this episode has it all. if you’re into tech, startups, or just love a good story, hit play. Support th... | 49m 39s | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | 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 mistakes behind building scalable AI startups and growing products beyond the demo phase. Join Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit (CEO of MarsBased) as he sits down with Ricardo Ghekiere (Founder of BetterPic) and Tanya Van Gastel (from Multiverse AI) to discuss the hard truths about scaling AI products, how to build a sustainable business, and what it takes to move f... | 1h 02m 56s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | 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 building multiple successful companies, including Velocify. Charles reveals how a pivotal moment in the late 90s sparked his passion for programming, leading him to abandon his original career path and dive into tech. Despite mastering coding, Charles chose not to follow the traditional route into CTO roles. Instead, he embraced operational lea... | 1h 08m 13s | ||||||
| 4/22/25 | 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 weak responses. In this episode, we break down the difference between spaghetti prompting and prompt engineering, showing you how to structure prompts for accurate, consistent, and high-quality results. What you'll learn: How to give clear context and set specific goals Why defining output format matters The power of real examples Iterating yo... | 18m 02s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 | 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 quantum pioneers dive deep into the real progress being made and what’s coming in the next few years. From breakthroughs in drug discovery to tackling cybersecurity challenges, quantum's first impacts will be felt in unexpected ways. Get ready for an eye-opening conversation that cuts through the hype and gives you the insights you need to prepare for... | 37m 47s | ||||||
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