We're in a recession. Any time there's a recession, people become bearish and want to be paid in cash and not stock options. So it's bad times for startups. The

We're in a recession. Any time there's a recession, people become bearish and want to be paid in cash and not stock options. So it's bad times for startups. The good news is, the startups that make it though this will be the ones where people really made a product they were passionate about. Think Square or Skype.