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
Elon and Twitter! The story is still being told! Also, NFTs get a potentially groundbreaking new implementation…from Kevin Smith!?
Bryan and Demetrius dig through all of the news around the Elon Musk and Twitter drama, including whether we think it’s a legitimate offer, will it happen, how it could happen and what it could mean …
Repost! One of our top podcasts! The Next Generation of Mad Men - Influencers and the Future of Marketing
Bryan and Demetrius are out this week so they decided to repost one of their top podcasts of all time! In this episode Bryan and Demetrius uncover the process of becoming a social influencer and disc…
The Slap! How the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock affected the viewing experience. Also, GPU prices come down to Earth and Bungie’s lawsuit could force Google to reform the YouTube DMCA policies.
Bryan and Demetrius talk about The Slap and its aftermath, focusing on how it affected the viewing experience and how the Academy and all those involved could have handled it differently. Also, the g…
Welcome to Satoshi Island - a real world Decentraland! Bored Apes Yacht Club launches ApeCoin and Google thinks it can diagnose illness with a simple smartphone camera and microphone.
Bryan and Demetrius take a look at Satoshi Island, an experimental crypto-focused community being built on an island in the South Pacific and how it definitely doesn’t sound like the opening premise …
InstaNFT? Zuckerberg announces that NFTs are coming to Instagram and Meta. Also, “Spring Forward” and “Fall Back” could be coming to an end and Elden Ring’s MASSIVE sales!
NFTs are coming to Instagram and, most likely, to Meta’s metaverse platform, but what form are they going to take? Also, the guys discuss the Senate passing the “Sunshine Protection Act” to make Dayl…
Apple announces new hardware including the turbocharged Mac Studio powered by the M1 Ultra, Disney makes a rare misstep with guest experience in their Theme Parks, and the Biden Administration starts looking to create a US Cryptocurrency?
Apple has new hardware! The guys discuss whether the new announcements represent an advancement in experience or it’s just another spec bump. Disney decides to start charging extra to skip lines at …
Revisiting Season 2: The Magic of Hawaiian Coffee - A Conversation with Ben Fitt, CEO of Outpost Coffee Kauai!
Since Covid cases have drastically receded, Hawaii has decided to remove most of their travel restrictions to make it easier to visit the islands. With that excellent news reported, we decided to pos…
Disney expands into real estate, Trump launches Truth Social, and Target expands curbside pickup by delivering you a Starbucks Latte!
Bryan and Demetrius discuss Disney's latest venture into real estate: StoryLiving in Rancho Mirage, California. They guys also discuss the launch of Truth Social, former president Trump's new social …
Incompetence or Scam? Newegg fails at the worst time. Also, Twitter takes steps to clean up the platform and Sony’s bold audio experiment could enable new AR experiences.
Bryan and Demetrius cover Newegg’s high profile customer service failure with a well-known YouTuber who also happens to be an outspoken consumer-rights activist. The guys get into the whole saga, how…
Death of a Meme Stock: Facebook’s tumultuous fall. Spotify chooses podcasts over music. Block stays committed to Bitcoin. And why gamers hate NFTs.
Bryan and Demetrius discuss Meta/Facebook’s 26% plunge and why they might not recover. Also Spotify gets painted in a corner and picks podcasts as their focus for the future. Block (or Square) Bitcoi…
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 sits down with Justin Graham and discusses his career as a photographer, videographer, drone operator, and Youtube influencer. Bryan and Justin dig into the process of storytelling, how to prom…
The stock market is diving, Peloton is hurting, Bitcoin has crashed (again) but the potential Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft has set off a gaming feeding frenzy!
Season 5 Kickoff!!! Exciting products from CES and the Metaverse Real Estate Boom of 2022 - explained!
Bryan and Demetrius kick off season 5 discussing the most interesting and promising products of CES 2022 and why this might be the year of the robot. The guys also break down the Metaverse real estat…
Apple, Spotify, Disney and more! It’s time to discuss our favorite things of 2021!
Bryan and Demetrius wrap up season 4 by reflecting on 2021 and have fun talking about the products, services, and companies that they loved and helped shape their year. The guys also talk about their…
Amazon Launches Alexa Together to help families, President Biden’s Build Back Better bill leaves out incentives for Tesla, Spotify and comedians rumble over royalties and Twitter wants to move a lot faster!
Bryan and Demetrius dig into the news of the week discussing the new Alexa Together for families, the royalty issues between Spotify and Spoken Giants, how Twitter wants to move faster and how Tesla …
New CEOs! Twitter and Salesforce pass the torch! Also, Grinch Bots are stealing Christmas from under our noses and the ISS is being replaced.
Bryan and Demetrius dig into the biggest news of the week: new leadership at both Twitter and Salesforce. Could big changes be on the way? Also, the US Congress takes aim at scalpers using “Grinch Bo…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, how is inflation and the supply chain crisis affecting sales? Also, the Apple Car remains the worst-kept project in tech and Tidal goes mainstream.
Bryan and Demetrius get into the holiday spending and how it could be affected by factors like supply chain and inflation. They also discuss why we’re getting hit with inflation and the role that cry…
From Google Buses to Surf Boards to the Salesforce Tower, Everything You Need to Know About Life in Silicon Valley and San Francisco - Cost, Culture, Career and more!
For their 50th podcast episode, Bryan and Demetrius have a fun time talking about what it’s like to live and work in Silicon Valley and nearby San Francisco; including why locals DON’T consider San F…
You.com challenges Google with backing from Marc Benioff of Salesforce, TikTok gets into gaming with Zynga, and Twitter’s subscription service, Twitter Blue, has launched.
Bryan and Demetrius discuss a new competitor focused on evolving the user experience for search: You.com. The guys also talk about how Tiktok is testing out gaming with a Zynga partnership and Twitte…
Facebook is now Meta, Zillow is no longer buying homes, Tesla is now valued at 1 trillion dollars, and Netflix launches mobile gaming on Android.
Bryan and Demetrius discuss Facebook's push into the Metaverse with a name change (Meta) and why Tesla’s stock price soared to 1 trillion dollars in the last few weeks. The guys also explore the news…