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CEO John Shahidi on how Shots collaborates w/ celeb talent to bridge young audience demand & content

Oct 26, 20166:07Watch on YouTube

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CEO @john on how @shots collaborates w/celeb talent like @justinbieber to bridge younger audience demand & content-w/@jason-THX @braintree When John Shahidi, co-founder and CEO of Shots Studios, was building an app that finds the next big digital stars, he looked to the behaviors of his users—10 million users who were mostly 15 years old. What he found out was, less than 9% of shots users watch TV, but over 60% of them would watch a video on YouTube. Shots Studios started as a “teen selfie app” and recently turned its focus to online comedy videos, with Floyd Mayweather as their first investo…