peHUB First Read

* Dharmesh Shah: 10 things most MBA programs won't teach you about startups * Chinese banks are beginning to step into traps that await novice global acquirers. * Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures argues for an independent invention defense to fight patent trolls. * Morning Call: Stock futures fall on Alcoa earnings, London falls early, European shares extend losses, the Nikkei keeps clumbing despite JAL's tumble and China rises on shipping stocks. * A 2011 IPO for Chrysler? * Robert Scoble: Best and worst of 2010 CES * Montagu Private Equity's new chief sidelights as an Iron Man Triathlon competitor * Rob Day: VC fundraising woes could have a negative trickle-down effect for entrepreneurs. * Jeff Gundlach is fighting back against TCW, but also seems to concede the veracity of TCW's most salacious charges.