Various and sundry links that I have hanging around:

• Richard Rainwater temporarily bearish on oil (Time)
• Nice primer on latest developments in solid-state storage (TBS)
• Google and the new headquarters indicator (GotAds)
• Any ex VCs/angels looking for a new gig? (NASVF)
• Dubious video of an i-banker going bonkers in office (Bubblare)

Buried today, and heading off for quick trip to San Francisco. Back tomorrow. Be nice to one another.

Fenwick & West has out its First Quarter Bay Area Venture Capital Survey. Some highlights:

• Continued increase in Silicon Valley/Bay Area valuations, but rate of increase declines
• Up rounds exceed down rounds for 17th consecutive quarter - by 72% to 19%
• Fenwick & West Barometer up 49%
• Survey analyzed 107 technology and life science companies headquartered in the greater San Francisco Bay Are