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The Chief Designer of Beats by Dre Breaks Down What Great User Experience Means to Him User experience isn't just a buzzword for tech companies, but an essential aspect of every business.

By James McKinney

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When you think about user experience, you probably think about the navigation on your favorite website, whether an interface is intuitive or overloaded with unwanted features. But user experience is an essential part of business regardless of your industry, from technology solutions to tangible products or much-needed services. In this interview, James McKinney sits down with Robert Brunner, a former Director of Industrial Design at Apple and the current Chief Designer of Beats by Dre. Together, they talk about Brunner's thoughts on design and user experience, his entrepreneurial journey and some of the household items that Brunner helped design.

Watch a portion of the interview above or listen to the entire thing here.

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James McKinney

Creator & Host, The Startup Story

James McKinney is the Founder & Host of The Startup Story, a multi-channel brand platform that brings the lessons of highly successful founders directly to the everyday founder. Whether it is through The Startup Story podcast or via the Startup Story LIVE event series, entrepreneurs everywhere can receive tactical and practical guidance from founders who are a few steps ahead.

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