peHUB First Read

* The 10 biggest IPO flops in history * Dave McClure: Startup metrics for pirates * The receptionist as an endangered species * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares sink, the Nikke gains 0.6% and Hong Kong and China shares finish higher. * Chadwick Matlin: How long can TiVo keep bleeding cash? * Don't forget to get your ticket to the peHUB Shindig in Boston, taking place on March 31. * For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man. In your face, Bill Gates. * Steve Rattner speaks on the future of the auto industry (although not on the pay-to-play scandal -- although not for our lack of asking). * Martin Peers: "If Dirty Harry was on Wall Street today, more speculators would be telling him, yes, they do feel lucky. At least, that is, judging by the number of stocks subject to agreed-takeover deals trading above the buyout price. While that is usually an indication that arbitragers have reason to expect a higher bid, in these cases it reflects more hope than anything else."