peHUB First Read

* Marion Maneker: Subscriptions are micropayments * Gregor Macdonald: The myth of energy breakthroughs * Ex-Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz: "I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too." * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares flatten, the Nikkei remains unchanged and Chinese shares slip. * The perils of nonprofit recruiting * Bank books reveal depth of problems * Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet: Scale first, monetize second * Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley: Facebook isn't for real-life friends anymore * More than 250 of you have bought tickets to the peHUB Shindig in Boston. Get yours here. * Making a killing: "Billions of dollars in corporate bonds sold to retail investors come with an unusual provision that could be used to generate a fast profit. There's just one catch: Investors must team up to buy the bonds with someone who is about to die."