Martian Chronicles
Welcome to the MarsBased blog, where we write about startups, technology and the remote work culture.
Landing on Mars: What a first year as a Martian feels like
From long-time admirer to active 'Martian,' this is a journey of overcoming imposter syndrome to find true creative freedom, high-performance autonomy, and a remote community that feels like home.
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How we use Claude for product management at MarsBased
How MarsBased uses Claude and Linear to automate PM workflows, shifting the role from administrative tasks to strategic product thinking.
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How we safely upgraded a legacy Rails app with limited tests
Upgrading a 150k-line Rails monolith with low test coverage is risky. We avoided a "big bang" by using progressive rollouts and bot traffic to ensure a stable, incident-free migration.
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WebMCP: Making your website ready for AI agents
WebMCP is the new W3C standard that makes websites natively operable by AI agents, no slow vision models needed. Learn how to implement it in 15 minutes.
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All systems go: Martian Day Q1 2026 and the craft of AI engineering
MarsBased Q1 2026 review: A deep dive into our Martian Day strategy sessions focused on refining AI implementations, architectural precision, and technical mastery.
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Leveling up: The new MarsBased Handbook
The MarsBased Handbook got a major refresh: new design, better search, and faster access to all policies and benefits. Find answers more intuitively than ever.
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Some things you can do as a company to give back to your community
Over the course of the six years that we have been operating, we have compiled a few things you can do to give back to your community of startups of choice. By doing so, you will become leaders in the startup scene of your city!
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How I use Docker for Rails development: running services
Project setup can be a very cumbersome process for developers. In this blog post, our developer Dani explains how he uses Docker to develop in Rails
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A new website and four things you should know about MarsBased
We launched a new website to communicate our internal changes. Learn more about MarsBased!
Read full articleComplex Ruby project, worldwide distributed stakeholders, thin definition. And with all that, MarsBased pulled it off. Great maintainable code, on time and within budget.
Former CTO @ Rakuten Europe