[jeeyoungk]

yes that is easiest; or just be a 100% owned subsidiary. (that's what say, waymo is).

the good thing is that you afterwards the cap table of the subsidiary or the spunoff can evolve (ex: waymo / amp can raise money independent of the parent company).

[Touche]

Why is that preferable to just pivoting?

[SR2Z]

Because Sourcegraph is a viable business in its own right. Small companies find it challenging to do multiple things well, and it's normally better for them to spin off promising ideas that aren't directly part of their main product.

[foota]

Presumably they wanted to continue working on sourcegraph? Or maybe they want to have something left if amp flops?