RockLive John and Sam Shahidi started developing
iOS apps in 2009 Their first commercial app was
RunPee. The Shahidis were childhood friends of
football players
Carson and
Jordan Palmer. The Shahidis ran
Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson's social media, and developed his two apps,
Chad Ochocinco Experience, and its follow-up,
MadChad. To promote the game
Mike Tyson Main Event in 2011, Shahidi rented a boxing ring during the festival
South by Southwest in
Austin, Texas, with Tyson making an appearance.
Shots app RockLive was rebranded to Shots Mobile. The inspiration for the app came after Facebook was forced take down a page that attracted
cyberbullying. As a child, Shahidi had been bullied due to his Iranian
Kurdish heritage. Shots had a user base of 10 million people. Shots raised $15.2 million in funding. Investors included boxer
Floyd Mayweather In its first 18 months, Shots gained 1.8 million daily active users. Due to the strong competition from other photo and video sharing apps like
Instagram and
Snapchat, its number of users dropped from 7 million in March 2016 to 2.5 million in October 2016. Notable users included
Snoop Dogg,
Shaquille O'Neal Shahidi is the
chief product officer (CPO),
chief creative officer (CCO), and head of the engineering division. He often analyzes viewer data on their videos, ==Other endeavors==