http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/yahootechticker http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/yahootechticker After an interview with employee Dan Frommer, Silicon Alley Insider publisher Henry Blodget received a "threat" from an Apple shareholder who didn't like the pair's skepticism about the market for iPhone applications and the stock's performance. But rather than go after Blodget for shorting AAPL, why not mention that the analysis comes from a man who had to settle a fraud suit and was kicked out of the financial business? That seems easier. [Silicon Alley Insider]

]]> http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5018439&view=rss&microfeed=true In today's Tech Ticker episode, venture capitalists Sharon Wienbar and Pascal Levensohn explain to Sarah Lacy how entrepreneurs can avoid getting fired during a downturn. We watched and took notes. Below, the clip and notes on the VCs' six essential points:

• 0:30: VCs need to better set founders' expectations. And vice versa, too.
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• 1:27: Don't spend.
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• 2:15: Don't respond to a bad quarter by doubling-down on engineering. Prune your management team.
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• 2:55: If you take VC, you have to play by their rules.
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• 3:29: Do you want to be rich or do you want to be king?
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• 5:31: Fiduciary duty is the board's concern (not the founder). In other words, they have to look out for all the shareholders.
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• 6:08: VCs make the most money when the founder goes all the way. The suit just wants money.

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