Helena Fern

Enabling brilliant startups at the Monash GENERATOR. Owns a micropub @fatgoatupwey 🐐 It's an exciting time to be alive

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

First time seeing this one for me. Great perspective of getting investment to shift your default position 📈

[Peter Laurie @pjlaurie]

Week 5 masterclass for #StartupSprint at @monashGENERATOR at @MonashUni.

- Default Dead/Alive
- Burn rate, Runway, and Time
- Investment and Investors
- Dilution
- VC Context

Here's the fast version.

@_helenafern_ @_lloydg_ @FiLewi @alastair_hick

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

@emilyscasey Wow, just wow!

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Love seeing @MonashUni startups represent at the #gvshowcase tonight @list_wise @AllyAssist @galileovc

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Well there it is! Pig the Dugong has chosen predicting an Albo win. Is he our ‘Paul the Octopus’? https://t.co/BOFXgAlpf4

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

This reaction from a Brit in Aus is everything! #Eurovision

[Alastair Hick @alastair_hick]

Now this is interesting. We have about 10 deep tech spin outs and startups from @MonashUni who could benefit from this fund such as @AdditiveAssured @Amaero_3DA @KiteMagnetics with more to come https://t.co/Kmg5dvNHkc

[Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute @MonashBDI]

1/2 Congratulations to Prof Jamie Rossjohn (@Jamie_Rossjohn) on being elected a Fellow of the @RoyalSociety, recognising his transformative efforts in discovery science advancing our molecular understanding of the immune system. #RSFellows

Full story: https://t.co/vhvy08v80V

[Ryan Caldbeck @ryan_caldbeck]

1/ The COO role, more than most positions at a startup, appears ambiguous to many people. That’s partly because the role changes depending on a company’s size, industry, stage, CEO, and many other factors.

Here is my take on what makes a great COO. 🧵

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Such an awesome thread on what @MonashUni has achieve and where we're heading when it comes to innovation and commercialisation. A startup is not the easy path, but boy-oh-boy is it rewarding. Come join the New Ventures team 💪

[Callum Benson @cgmbenson]

We are hiring a New Ventures Associate to help us continue building the best startup and spinout ecosystem in the world... quick 🧵about why this is a really interesting space and a great role…

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

About to go live on this event today at 12:15 👇 Come along if you're interested in seeing how @MonashUni researchers are innovating and changing the world

[⚡️ Batko @batkomichael]

I've been asked twice this week how I look at Substack, Medium, Linkedin, etc

re Medium vs Substack
Medium - SEO better, engagement is easy (liking), tiny bit of medium reach push
Substack - own your audience, hit inbox (v powerful)

🧵 full thread below how it works for me 👇

[Dan Andrews @DanielAndrewsMP]

I don't want to give this person's disgraceful, bigoted views any oxygen.

But when others insist on rewarding them with this country's highest honour – I think it's worth saying again:

Grand Slam wins don't give you some right to spew hatred and create division.

Nothing does.

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

I would much rather a blood test and 20-min wait than have a stick stuck 5cm up each nostril and then be house-bound for 5 days (on day 2 at the moment). Researchers are the role models of our times 🙏

[Monash University @MonashUni]

In a world first, Monash University researchers have developed a #COVID19 blood test that yields results in 20 minutes. @banaszak_holl @simoncorrie @monashengineers https://t.co/gy70fbCnOU

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Super excited to have @bigyahu Alan Jones as EiR for our 2020 Accelerator. He's giving you a few good reasons not to apply... and some good ones to apply if you really, really want to give this startup thing a shot.

[alan jones @bigyahu]

The next tech startup accelerator I'll be EIR for will be @MonashUni's @monashGENERATOR which is now open for applications, but I don't want you to apply https://t.co/JXMpmNjEx6 #startupaus

[Invest Victoria @InvestVictoria]

Vic-based companies have secured the lion's share of funding under the #MRFF #BioMedTechHorizons R3 - a great testament to our world leading #medtech sector and our strong culture of #innovation

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine produces a good immune response, reveals new study.
Teams at @VaccineTrials and @OxfordVacGroup have found there were no safety concerns, and the vaccine stimulated strong immune responses: https://t.co/krqRzXMh7B

[James Forsyth @JGForsyth]

Remarkable achievement by Oxford scientists to find a cheap, widely available drug that is so effective at reducing death from Covid among those who require oxygen. It, along with the vaccine work, is a reminder of what a huge asset to this country our universities are

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Well goodbye UK 👋 it’s soon going to feel like a lonely island in this crazy, crazy world.

[Anna Skarbek @Anna_Skarbek]

My perspective on the bushfires: as well as relief and recovery support, ask the businesses you work in – and those you buy from and invest in – for their plan to get to zero emissions. Here and globally. Without that, risks keep rising.

[Helena Fern @_helenafern_]

Loving the fact @monashengineers supports a student brewing team @MonashUni Awesome branding too 🍺🚀

[Elizabeth Croft @ecroft]

There are many great advantages to being the Dean of @monashengineers. #HappyFriday