peHUB First Read

* David Beisel: A majority of VCs are above-average * Marc Cenedella: We have become a white collar nation, and that's okay * Android or iPhone? Bill Gurley argues that it's the wrong question to ask * PE firms keep hiring financial services pros, but not necessarily to buy up failing U.S. banks * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower ahead of ADP data, London slips early, European shares fall on oil, the Nikkei keeps rising despite JAL and Hong Kong gains on exporters * Q&A with PIMCO's Bill Gross * Martha White: Does boycotting big banks make sense? * Yet another Boston-area VC firm is looking to shed the suburbs * Paul Murphy: How much trouble is Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding actually in?