peHUB First Read

* Where venture capital's money came from in 2009 * James Altucher: 25 reasons to believe in the market rally * The Private Equity Council is lowering its gates, allowing smaller firms to join (sub req). * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London falls early, European shares retreat, the Nikkei loses 1.7% and China shares tumble. * Katie Fehrenbacher goes deep inside the Amyris Biotech IPO filing. * Hugh MacLeod: "Numbers do lie, sometimes pathologically so..." * At what point do Felix Salmon and Henry Blodget get their own Crossfire-type show? Or financial celebrity boxing show on CNBC, with the turtle as referee? The latest: Salmon savages Blodget's contrarian defense of Goldman Sachs.