peHUB First Read

Headed South: With the market underperforming as of late, how are those PE and VC backed IPOs faring?

Salmon’s Smackdown: My Reuters colleague gives Dennis Berman, and his lying grandmother, the third degree for the SharesPost piece

Do Not Retweet: A flash mob ends tragically

Shares: Futures mixed as we await GS, J&J earnings

Dealing: Groupon snaps up Pelago

NOT Snitchin’: Raj’s defense rests

DeWolfe’s Back: The co-founder of MySpace starts anew with MindJolt

Does This Mean I Can Become Mayor of the Sporting Goods Aisle? Wal-Mart acquires social media firm Kosmix