About
Director of Communications at Act One Ventures; previously Managing Editor at the SF Examiner and an editorial strategist.
Experience
- Act One VenturesHead of Operations & Platformcurrent2026 — present
- Act One VenturesDirector Of Communications2020 — 2026United States
- Self-EmployedWriter and editor2016 — 2020Oakland, CA
- Nick Josefowitz for Supervisor 2018Deputy Campaign Manager2018San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco ExaminerManaging Editor2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco ExaminerEditor2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco ExaminerCopy Editor/Page Designer2007 — 2011
- Santa Cruz SentinelCopy Editor/Page Designer; Reporter2003 — 2007
- Santa Cruz SentinelSports Clerk/Reporter1997 — 1999
Education
- Emerson College
Skills & more
Copy Editing3AP Style2News Writing2Journalism2Blogging1Feature ArticlesNewspapers2Editorial1Social Media2Web ContentEditingStorytelling
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Online JournalismPublicationsPublishingPress ReleasesProofreadingMagazinesCopywritingBreaking NewsWritingAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe AcrobatFrom Max's professional profile.
Colleagues at Act One Ventures
Alejandro Guerrero
General Partner at Act One Ventures
Alex Guerrero
Investor at Act One Ventures
Bob Baltera
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
David Chaiken
Operating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures
Gabriela Camilli
Associate at Act One Ventures
Israel Muñoz
Principal at Act One Ventures
Jan-Christopher Nugent
Operating Partner, Sales & Marketing at Act One Ventures
Lara Brooks
Operating Partner, GTM at Act One Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Max Denike work?
- Max Denike is Director of Communications at Act One Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Emerson College11
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Shared employers
Also worked at Act One Ventures8
Michael SiltonGeneral Partner at Act One VenturesAlejandro GuerreroGeneral Partner at Act One VenturesIsrael MuñozPrincipal at Act One VenturesMeredith FinnOperating Partner, Finance at Act One VenturesLara BrooksOperating Partner, GTM at Act One VenturesMonica Pool KnoxOperating Partner, HR & Strategy at Act One Ventures
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