peHUB First Read

* Mark Suster: What's it like being a venture capitalist? * Jim McTague: FINRA must heal itself before receiving added responsibilities * The No Prick Rule: “Hire the good, humble, kind human being first … skill-set second.” * Morning Call: U.S. futures look flat, London opens higher, European shares climb, the Nikkei gains 0.3% and Hong Kong shares jump nearly 2%. * Nick Hasell: Have London's listed private equity firms turned a corner? * Kevin Kelleher: The spark that could ignite Web M&A * ABI Research: RFID market to reach $5.35 billion this year, and $8.25 billion by 2014 * Steve Rosenbaum: "Curation, whether accidental or intentional, is rapidly becoming the future of media and publishing." * David Biello: "The Bloom box makes no economic sense whatsoever without various government subsidies, particularly a federal tax credit paired with incentives from the state of California."