The X
The X – The Experience – is singlehandedly the most important factor in the success of products, services and entire businesses. The X is hosted by Silicon Valley veterans and product innovation strategists Bryan McClain and Demetrius Madrigal, who bring a combined 30+ years of experience studying human behavior and technology. They’ve been behind the scenes with everyone from unfunded startups to technology giants and have a unique perspective on current events, how they are shaped by the history of human behavior and predict where the industry and the market will move in the future.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Toxicity and Cyberbullying Deep Dive: What it is, why it happens and how we can solve it
Bryan and Demetrius deep dive into online toxicity and discuss why it happens, the psychology behind it, what the data tells us about it, what solutions currently exist to manage it and what the futu…
Elon and his investors take ownership Twitter, fire executives, start the process of changing the platform and fight to keep people on the platform while proposing a subscription fee for the blue check mark.
Bryan and Demetrius discuss the big tech news of the week - Elon takes ownership of Twitter, executives are fired, platform changes are proposed and issues of hate speech rise in the first 48 hours. …
SPECIAL GUEST: Ryan Else, VC and managing partner of Roadster Capital visits The X to discuss working with founders and what you should consider when raising a round of funding.
Bryan has a thoughtful and deep conversation with venture capitalist Ryan Else on life as a VC, what it takes to build a venture fund, what founders should consider when raising capital and answers h…
We’re back for Season 6! Social Media shakeup! Elon is buying Twitter…again? Parler could be acquired…by Ye? And how worried should tech be about the layoffs hitting the industry?
Bryan and Demetrius catch up since the wrap of season 5, discuss the Elon acquisition of Twitter and what it could mean for the platform, the offer made by Kanye to buy Parler, and the trend of layof…
Season 5 comes to a close! Minecraft drama with content moderation and NFTs. Everything DC and Marvel at Comic Con and how it impacts theaters and streaming for the next couple years.
Bryan and Demetrius wrap up their 5th season with a discussion about the drama happening between Mojang (owner of MInecraft) and private Minecraft server owners over the new content moderation policy…
Amazon is acquiring One Medical and the CHiPS act is poised to change the face of multiple industries!
Amazon took a big step forward this week in the medical space by announcing that it will be acquiring One Medical for 4B dollars, potentially adding a major new player in the industry. Could this spu…
Microtransactions and the automotive industry: BMW is now charging to unlock heated seats, what does it mean for the future of transportation?
The guys explore the recent news from BMW regarding subscription fees for upgrades such as heated seats and deep dive into the experience of microtransactions in the automotive industry and how this …
The guys are back and discussing the Elon Musk/Twitter breakup (maybe), Tech layoffs and inflation, and how AirBnB has the best user experience they’ve seen in years!
Bryan and Demetrius are back from vacation and discussing all things tech starting with Elon Musk trying to pull out of the Twitter deal, the continuing tech layoffs happening all over the valley and…
Repost: SPECIAL GUEST Justin Graham is back! After working on productions like Jurassic World 2, Netflix's The Wrong Missy, and Aquaman 2, Justin discusses storytelling, life in Hawaii, and his Youtube Channel: Outhere TV.
Bryan and D are out this week but wanted to repost one of their favorite episodes. Bryan sits down with Justin Graham and discusses his career as a photographer, videographer, drone operator, and You…
Repost: SPECIAL GUEST! Paul Scanlan, Co-Founder and CEO of LegionM Entertainment, joins us to discuss founding LegionM and the art and science of making movies!
Repost: Bryan and D are out this week for the holiday but wanted to repost one of their favorite episodes. Bryan and Paul do a deep dive on how LegionM is shaking up the traditional Hollywood model, …
All things D! Demetrius recently returned from a journey to the happiest place on earth, Disneyland! And of course, he reviewed the trip from the eyes of his UX brain. We explore it all!
Bryan interviews Demetrius about his recent visit and review of the happiest place on earth and gold standard for user experience - Disneyland. The guys discuss entry and exit, line management, rides…
Repost! The team is out this week, so we decided to repost one of our top episodes of the year - a deep dive into the NFT market and our 5 point implementation strategy for a successful rollout. See you next week!
Bryan and Demetrius do a deep dive into the NFT market and discuss why sales volumes have drastically dropped and why high-profile NFT collectables such as Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sold for a tiny f…
Apple announces M2 and iOS16 at WWDC, the Psychology of Buy Now, Pay Later and the Elon/Twitter saga takes a strange new turn involving…the Texas State Attorney General?!
Bryan and Demetrius discuss Apple's latest announcements including a new M2 processor, an updated Macbook Air, and iOS 16. They dig into Apple Pay’s new Pay Later feature and discuss the benefits and…
Elon says no to remote work at Tesla and Sheryl Sandberg resigns as COO of Meta (Facebook)
Bryan and Demetrius discuss the merits of remote work and what it means for Tesla workers as Elon Musk demands that everyone come back to the office at least 40 hours per week. The guys also discuss …
The NFT market is taking heat but Bryan and Demetrius have a 5 point implementation strategy that they think could drastically improve how it all works. Tune in to learn how it works!
Bryan and Demetrius do a deep dive into the NFT market and discuss why sales volumes have drastically dropped and why high-profile NFT collectables such as Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sold for a tiny f…
Google I/O 2022 - A UX technology review and deep dive into their ambitions around the Pixel product family, AI, and potentially ground-breaking AR-enabled real-time translation.
Bryan and Demetrius discuss last week's Google I/O conference and all the new tech innovations announced such as the Pixel watch, Pixel 7 phone and Pixel Buds as well as their prototype for real time…
Bitcoin in Freefall and Investment Markets in Chaos! Crash or Correction? Also, Microsoft’s xCloud puts Apple in a bind!
Bryan and Demetrius discuss the crazy swings of the market and how user experience could be driving the amount of capital in the markets. Could Bitcoin be retreating below $10k? Also, Microsoft teams…
SPECIAL GUEST! Paul Scanlan, Co-Founder and CEO of LegionM Entertainment, joins us to discuss founding LegionM and the art and science of making movies!
Bryan and Paul do a deep dive on how LegionM is shaking up the traditional Hollywood model, discuss how technology is changing the industry including their groundbreaking Film Scout program and the p…
Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and suggests many UX changes. Can he do it? Will it fundamentally change who’s on the platform?
Bryan and Demetrius dive deep on Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and his ideas for changing the platform. The guys discuss what Twitter might look like if he did make these big changes and also ho…
Netflix tumbles after it lost users for the first time in a decade! CNN+ shuts down in its first month, and Google Wallet might be making a comeback - Bryan has a prediction!
Bryan and Demetrius discuss Netflix’s decline of over 200k users, 38% drop in stock price and proposed fixes such as adding advertising and stopping password sharing. The guys also discuss why CNN+ s…