There’s no denying that the economy is weaker than it was pre-pandemic. While industries like gaming and work-from-home tech have soared, many other businesses have struggled to survive. But in the midst of all this economic hardship, something rather fascinating has happened in the U.S.  The number of new startups is spiking.  Based on the government’s most recently released figures on new business formation, “high-propensity” business applications hit their highest quarterly level on record…