John Shahidi is a media and creator-economy entrepreneur who co-founded Shots, the creator-focused media company whose network includes the Nelk / Full Send properties. John Shahidi's Twitter Score is 173 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,238 (top 1%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
John Shahidi co-founded Shots, which raised a total of $15.2M including a $4M round led by DCM Ventures, and rebranded to Shots Studios as it shifted focus from apps to creator content. Twitter reportedly approached the company with a $150 million acquisition offer. Shots Studios' network today includes the Nelk Boys, the Full Send Podcast, and other creator properties.
John Shahidi serves as President of all Ventures at Nelk / Full Send and is affiliated with the Full Send Metacard NFT project. He is also affiliated with Happy Dad Hard Seltzer and MoonPay. John Shahidi's account at @john has accumulated 466,273 followers as of July 2026 across 10,845 posts. He has been mentioned by 177 accounts, with 405 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow John Shahidi include 413 founders, 69 angel investors, 486 influencers and 6 VCs. Among his notable followers are Elon Musk, Threadguy, Luca Netz, Anthony Pompliano, Farokh and Alex Svanevik.