It’s been 14 years since DeviantArt began as a small-time picture hub. In that time it’s evolved into a complex intersection of art and commerce, attracting 2.5 billion monthly page views from 67 million unique visitors.
CEO Angelo Sotira, who co-founded the enterprise alongside Matthew Stephens and Scott Jarkoff, has been a leading voice in the Los Angeles-based company’s growth over the years. As DeviantArt develops its mobile experience, his commitment to the enterprise – which provided a social hub before “social media” was a buzz-phrase – is unwavering. “Artists were really the first to be properly served by social media, which I’m pretty proud of.”
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