John Shahidi

John Shahidi
Occupation Entrepreneur, software engineer
Known for Co-founder and CEO of Shots
Website
shots.com/johnny

John Shahidi is an American entrepreneur and software engineer.[1] He is CEO of Shots, a photo-sharing application backed by singer Justin Bieber.[1]

Shahidi is known as the "King of Twitter" or "King of Social Media" because of his social media influence.[2]

Career

John Shahidi founded RockLive, a mobile gaming company, with his brother Sam in January 2010. Prior to founding RockLive, Shahidi worked as a brand manager for Floyd Mayweather, Jr.[3] Mayweather later became an investor in Shahidi's mobile platform application.[3] The company released games with Chad Johnson, Mike Tyson, Cristiano Ronaldo and Usain Bolt.[4] Shahidi served as the company's president and CEO. In 2013, RockLive became Shots as it focused on the social network part of the platform.

Shahidi and his brother developed Shots, a selfie photo sharing application and social network, in May 2013 with Justin Bieber.[5] The application is aimed to provide a safe, cyber-bully free environment for users.[6][7] Shahidi's anti-bullying approach was inspired by his personal experience as a victim of bullying.[6] The application is available for Android and iOS.[1][7]

Shahidi continues to meet with Justin Bieber to discuss Shots and mentor one another.[8][9] Their relationship has led to Shahidi's active Twitter page.[10][11]

Shahidi also partners with Alex from Target,[12] Floyd Mayweather, Tyga, King Bach, Nash Grier and Scooter Braun.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Constine, John (12 November 2013). "Justin Bieber-Backed "Shots Of Me" Launches Selfie Sharing App". TechCrunch. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ http://recode.net/2014/11/06/john-shahidi-is-the-king-of-twitter-and-thats-good-for-business/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roberts, Daniel (17 June 2014). "Money Mayweather's $1 million tech punch". Fortune. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Carney, Michael (17 July 2012). "RockLive and Olympian Usain Bolt Release Addictive Mobile Game With the Help of Celebrity Friends". Pando Daily. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Dalenberg, Alex (11 April 2014). "Friends in high places (including Justin Bieber), this founder keeps it low key". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wagner, Kurt (12 April 2014). "A-List Investors, 1 Million Downloads: Is Selfie App 'Shots' For Real?". Mashable. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Speight, Janek (20 August 2014). "There's a Social Network for Selfies, and Bieber is an Investor". Techly. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Macatee, Rebecca (28 May 2014). "Justin Bieber and Kylie Jenner Hang Out Again—See the Pics!". E! Online. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Grigoriadis, Vanessa (2 July 2014). "Justin Bieber: A Case Study in Growing Up Cosseted and Feral". Vulture. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Primack, Dan (26 June 2014). "Twitter's strangest trend: Getting Shahidi'd". Fortune. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Shots: A place for positivity". CNBC. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.cnbc.com/id/102179344