peHUB First Read

* The influencers of Silicon Valley * Felix Salmon: Drug money and the financial crisis * Chris Douvos: Have your LPs tuned you out after one too many mistakes? Perhaps the solution is to be more like Captain Asoh. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher after Dubai bailout, London rises early, European shares climb, the Nikkei trims losses and both China and Hong Kong shares rebound. * Hedge fund compensation is on the rise * What you get by selling millions of tasty burritos * David Lerner: University entrepreneurship 2.0 * Harvard Law School's M&A course recently discussed private equity transactions with three M&A practitioners and Leo Strine Jr. You can get the video by going here.