It's time to stop creaking. The economy might be melting down like a dab of butter on a hot Hummer roof, but for startups this could be a great opportunity. There's no better time for startups than the present, especially when the competitors around you have their list of reasons why they shouldn't start following their own business dreams right now. Here is a nice post by Mike Butcher: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tech-media-invest-100/no-better-time-startup

So, what do we have? The right economic climate and lots of market spaces left to fill. And - for the right people, teams and ideas - capital. Just remember which companies started up in the mid-1970s - one of the world's worst economic dips? Microsoft and Apple. Now all you have to do is go and do it.