peHUB First Read

* A question VCs should ask before investing: Would you want the company's product if it were free? * Joe Biden: "We misread the economy." * Heidi Moore: Is Wall Street pay really bouncing back, or are the bonuses bogus? * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower as oil tumbles, London falls early, European shares drop, the Nikkei loses 1.4% and Hong Kong also lowers. * Farmworkers should head to... New York and San Francisco? * The end of "too big to fail?" * Factory explosion causes a nationwide Slim Jim shortage. Hopefully this will begin getting the attention it deserves, once the Michael Jackson memorial is over.