If money running out were the only reason, I’m sure we’d be seeing a ton of successful projects all over the place. I think in your analysis you neglected the f

If money running out were the only reason, I’m sure we’d be seeing a ton of successful projects all over the place. I think in your analysis you neglected the fact that these side projects were already successful, just without a growth engine. They were fired because they were already making a decent chunk from the side project. When they suddenly had free time, they were able to turn on the growth engine.