peHUB First Read

* The history of the NYSE, in dance.

* Gomez Inc. has filed for an IPO, but founder and namesake Julio Gomez is is barely a footnote in the S-1. Just call him The Unfounder.

* Permira’s plans for Valentino.

* Nearly three-quarters of UK alternative investment managers (both PE and hedge) favor additional government regulation, according to an informal PwC survey.

* Guy Kawasaki has some pickup lines for entrepreneurs to use, when first meeting a venture capitalist.

* CEO of the decade? How about Patricia Russo of Alcatel-Lucent.

* Mike Arrington accuses Intelius and its CEO Naveen Jain of ripping off consumers. Jain’s son defends.

* The LA Times says the buyout market has slowed. In related news, the weather has gotten warmer.

* Dan Frommer asks who will become the YouTube of porn. I dunno, except to say it won’t be a VC-backed company.
* Bear Stearns art: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/w/?v=uTKwsvuBNoI]