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* Roger Eherenberg: How do you seed a startup culture? * VC firm registration is back on the legislative table * Q&A with Howard Marks, who says bonds are back in fashion. * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London falls early, European shares retreat and the Nikkei slips 1.1%. * Steve Schwarzman confesses a Bee Gees fixation * Michael Hudson: Silencing the bank whistleblower * Larry Dignan: Are U.S. IT departments too soft on ROI? * Steve Jobs lobbies for a living organ donor registry in California * Rob Go: VC valuation is not a finance exercise but a negotiations one * David Carey: LBO valuations are on the rise, but don't blame the credit markets