peHUB First Read

* Mark Suster: Should startup founders be allowed to take money off the table? * Simon Johnson: Is modern finance like electricity or junk food? * Morning Call: OECD says global recession ending faster than expected (and that recovery could be stronger), U.S. futures signal rebound, London opens steady, European shares gain, the Nikkei falls as yen hits exporters and Chinese shares soar 4.8%. * Adrian Slywotzky: Where have you gone, Bell Labs? * Felix Salmon has Ben Stein to kick around again. * Mark Gimein: Skype could have been Facebook. Is it too late?