Some food for thought is that it takes time for a new business to achieve market penetration and that span of time is irrespective of and orthogonal to economic health.
If you're making software, you can achieve market penetration in an afternoon by signing a deal to bundle your app on a phone or social media platform.
This is relevant to only a small segment of the market. A substantial majority of software development, even VC-funded software development, isn't something that can meaningfully be sold as a consumer-facing phone app.
