* Rand Fishkin: Misadventures in VC funding

* Andrew Ross Sorkin: The mystery of Steve Jobs’s philanthropy

* Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower, London rises early, European shares gain 1.6% and the Nikkei keeps climbing.

* David Cohen: The mentor manifesto

* “Hey Tim, it’s Steve again…” Screenshot of Steve Jobs’ calendar

* George Magnus: Give Karl Marx a chance to save the world economy

* Go-anywhere portfolio: Q&A with mutual fund manager Steve Romick

* Fred Wilson: How to price a follow-on venture investment

* Felix Salmon: Don’t ignore Tim Cook’s sexuality

* Ben Protess finds a Wall Street group that embraces Dodd-Frank

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* Hedge fund reaction to a hurricane? Trade weather derivatives

* Connie Loizos: Ex-VC Joana Rees sees little traction in San Fran mayoral race

* Tweet of the Day: @robpas All the machines in Mahwah just laughed RT @carlquintanilla: NYSE traders say about 90+% of employees made it to work. #Irene