Departure of top product executive signals that “AWS For Everybody” may soon be ready for public release — The departure of a top Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive has signaled that a widely anticipated new service on the platform, a project known as “AWS For Everyone,” may soon be ready for public release. Adam Bosworth, a product development VP at Amazon who is widely known for his prior…

It’s no secret that retaining an existing customer is far more profitable than bringing in new customers, but not all existing customers are the same. How can you be confident which customers have the highest likelihood to become loyal and which are just single-transaction? By leveraging your existing customer data…

They present a promising way forward for colleges and universities looking to adapt, but many still underperform — Plenty of strategic challenges lie ahead for American colleges and universities. From slipping enrollments and diminished publish funding streams to new pressures from competitors online and abroad, higher education institutions across the country are seeking new ways to serve students, engage alumni, and attract future applicants — all while remaining…

Learning to become better writers at our latest Lunch-and-Learn — How well do you know your grandmother’s life story? When Joann Dobbie first asked the question, she was the corporate education director at a major university, building on an extensive career in financial services. …

The race to develop self-driving cars and trucks has started to receive greater mainstream press attention, especially as automakers test new prototypes and move closer to commercial availability. …

Certain templated applications will be permitted, but conditions remain as Apple seeks to protect quality of App Store offerings — Beginning next year, non-profit organizations and government agencies will be eligible for free enrollment in the Apple Developer Program, which includes the account access necessary for submitting applications to the Mac and iOS App Stores. …

This is the latest installment in our occasional series of interviews with Earlybird technologists on a variety of issues relevant to our work. Have any questions or ideas for topics you’d like to see us cover? Drop us a note at hello@earlybird.co. Eddie VanBogaert, Partner: Alright! We’re here with Amanda…

Earlybird hosted our third annual company offsite this month in Milwaukee. Here are some thoughts on the experience from product designer Brad Siefert. It can be so easy for a company to lose track of time. The beginning of a new year or quarter comes full of excitement, with a…

In the face of some popular skepticism, we think we’ve made a necessary improvement to the concept — Forgive us for indulging in a brief moment of employee benefits hipsterism, but: Earlybird has been offering so-called “unlimited vacation” since before it was cool. And in the face of some recent public skepticism about this type of policy, we still think we do it right. Yes, we know, it’s…