peHUB First Read

* Charles Davi: How do bubbles create and kill jobs? * Paul Kedrosky: Venture model makeover. * Attorney Roger Glovsky is writing a series of posts on how to wind down your startup. * Each Yankees home playoff game is worth $6.7 million to New York businesses. In other words, New York businesses can now pool their money to buy a pair of field box seats. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, European shares boosted by Alcoa results, Japan rises on shippers and Hong Kong closes up 1.2%. * The forgotten man of Moneyball. * Striking it rich: Is there an app for that? * Could Modern/Elegant Bridge-killing Conde Nast have married The Knot? Kind of reminds me of how The Boston Globe could have married Monster.com (a long, long time ago)... * H. Rodgin Cohen on the state of M&A involving U.S. banks: “Dismal and nonexistent.” First Niagra CEO John Koelmel dissents.