On: Startups are an act of desperation

[kazinator]

I don't think so because desperation refers to lack of hope (literally; check out the eymology). If you have no hope, why would you embark on a startup. Startups are an expression of hope.

[bgoldste → kazinator]

Perhaps something like “hunger” might be a better term

[kazinator → bgoldste]

Startups get desperate when they are failing: running out of funding runway without the business taking off. But long before that, there is a lot of excitement and optimism.