peHUB First Read

* Steve Blank: Business plans vs. business models * Dan Gross: The story of America's amazing comeback * Sen. Jack Reed argues for registration requirements on all VC funds larger than $30m, because they may pose a systemic risk. For their LPs, maybe. For the nation, no. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London rises early, European shares edge higher, the Nikkei climbs and Hong Kong shares slip. * A visual guide to Girl Scout cookie sales * Bloomberg reports that Palm is officially for sale. * Walking Dead Alert: Barclays Ventures stops making new investments * Bill Gross launches an advertising marketplace for Twitter. Kind of amazing, given that Gross didn't know how to even use Twitter at this time last year.