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What is Skuid NLX?

At Skuid, we’re dedicated to helping our customers create applications their users will return to again and again. That’s why our Skuid NLX solution delivers responsive, pixel-perfect branding and design capabilities—all without the long delivery timelines that often accompany custom code. This low-code/no-code platform lets app development teams go from idea to impact in days, not weeks. Read on to learn more about Skuid NLX, its features and functionality, and our resources for becoming an NLX expert.

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The 5 Ds of successful app building

To create applications that people actually want to use, forward-thinking teams are leveraging the principles of design thinking along with product management best practices. The most successful follow the five Ds of app building. Let’s go through all of them now.

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Push past Lightning’s limits with Skuid

Skuid, however, offers an appealing alternative for companies that want to move faster, cut costs, and create more user-friendly applications. Below, we’ll go through some of Lightning’s major limitations, then discuss how Skuid can help teams bypass these hurdles (and those that come with custom coding) with a low-code/no-code platform.

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Why your ATS should include an AI-powered resume parser

For companies, this means losing out on highly qualified talent and struggling to fill key positions. It can even lead to less-than-favorable impressions of a brand as an employer. However, organizations can significantly reduce friction in the application process and by extension, candidate drop off by using a resume parser. In this post, we’ll discuss the basics and benefits of these tools, then talk a little bit about how Skuid’s AI-driven resume parser can work within an ATS to streamline the application process.

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Skuid in 2023: Our year in review

2023 was an exciting year for Skuid, marked by new releases, improved capabilities, feature enhancements, and additional Skuid Skool courses. Over the past 12 months, we at Skuid have made significant upgrades to our platform, making it easier for our builders to create streamlined and intuitive digital experiences.

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How Skuid enhances and extends Salesforce Lightning

In this post, we’ll go through some situations when combining Skuid with Lightning makes sense and how Skuid can extend Lightning’s out-of-the-box capabilities to create more functional and user-friendly Salesforce applications.

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Using prompt engineering to enhance UX

With prompt engineering, however, Skuid builders can tailor our platform’s AI capabilities to produce a more intuitive UX that guides users programmatically — no active user input necessary. In this, we’ll share some of the UX advantages of prompt engineering over open-ended chatbots, as well as several potential use cases. We’ll also go through examples of how to actually leverage prompt engineering in Skuid.

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Adapt to the unexpected with Skuid

Unfortunately, these changes show no sign of slowing down, which means companies and teams must be ready to adapt. And that means their tools need to be adaptable as well. That’s where Skuid comes in.

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Push past Lightning’s limits with Skuid

Skuid, however, offers an appealing alternative for companies that want to move faster, cut costs, and create more user-friendly applications. Below, we’ll go through some of Lightning’s major limitations, then discuss how Skuid can help teams bypass these hurdles (and those that come with custom coding) with a low-code/no-code platform.

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Take your data to the next level with custom aggregation formulas

Skuid allows you to do a lot of things without code. But sometimes, adding just that little bit of code can take your application from good to great. It can be that magical “missing piece” that fills any design or data gaps and makes the user experience just a little more seamless.

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U.S. Department of the Air Force builds mobile-friendly, hire-to-retire portal using Skuid

With Skuid, the U.S. Department of the Air Force met sophisticated app requirements without compromise.

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How Skuid supports Salesforce development processes for organizations large and small

Companies large, small, and in between use Skuid to support their Salesforce development processes. Learn how.

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Global technology provider builds partner portal with Skuid, integrating acquired partner ecosystem

A global organization needed to modernize its partner experience to better engage partners. Learn how it's happening with Skuid.

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How to extend HubSpot CRM capabilities using Skuid

Do you need custom HubSpot landing pages, forms, surveys or forms that are on-brand and easy to complete? Skuid can help.

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Best practices for managing partner pipeline: optimizing the partner experience

The more seamless you make the partner experience, the faster you’ll grow your program and generate revenue. 

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The 5 Ds of successful app building

To create applications that people actually want to use, forward-thinking teams are leveraging the principles of design thinking along with product management best practices. The most successful follow the five Ds of app building. Let’s go through all of them now.

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How Skuid enhances and extends Salesforce Lightning

In this post, we’ll go through some situations when combining Skuid with Lightning makes sense and how Skuid can extend Lightning’s out-of-the-box capabilities to create more functional and user-friendly Salesforce applications.

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Using prompt engineering to enhance UX

With prompt engineering, however, Skuid builders can tailor our platform’s AI capabilities to produce a more intuitive UX that guides users programmatically — no active user input necessary. In this, we’ll share some of the UX advantages of prompt engineering over open-ended chatbots, as well as several potential use cases. We’ll also go through examples of how to actually leverage prompt engineering in Skuid.

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Adapt to the unexpected with Skuid

Unfortunately, these changes show no sign of slowing down, which means companies and teams must be ready to adapt. And that means their tools need to be adaptable as well. That’s where Skuid comes in.

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5 Ways to Build a Progress Indicator in Skuid

Skuid makes it easy to create a progress indicator that compliments your form’s user experience. With our Design System Studio (DSS), you can choose from different shapes, sizes, and variants to fit your design needs — no custom code required.

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ChatPDF: a practical use case for Skuid + AI

The leaders at your company are having strategic conversations about AI and the future shape of digital work. But how do you get from a strategic conversation to an actual use case? By asking how AI can improve user’s daily lives, right now.

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The 4Gs of Generative AI

Generative AI tools can automate complex tasks, predict outcomes based on data inputs, and create original, insightful content. In addition to streamlining operations, generative AI has the power to offer unparalleled value and growth to your customers.

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The OX Episode 2: How PubSec is Unlocking Employee Experience

For episode two, we turn to the public sector and how it’s leading the way in building great employee experiences. Host Matt Brown, Skuid’s Senior Manager of Product Marketing, is joined by Ashleigh Holt, Senior Customer Success Manager, and Evan Roth, Public Sector Account Executive. Ashleigh has worked in the DoD and intelligence space for most of her career, and Evan is a former Air Force pilot who made his own shift to the private sector. Their topic, “Unlocking Employee Experience: What the private sector can learn from PubSec,” generated an awesome discussion and key takeaways for organizations in either category. 

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How to achieve recurring revenue success: delivering impact to customers with SPICED

Learn how the SPICED app, built by Skuid and based on a Winning by Design framework, will help you achieve recurring revenue success.

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How to mass convert leads in Salesforce using Skuid

Got duplicate records? Here's how you can dedupe leads in Salesforce using Skuid.

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How to migrate to v2: a Skuid builder’s checklist, part 1

Calling all Skuid customers: are you intimidated by the migration process? Here's a two-part series with a checklist and some tips to help you through it.

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Build Salesforce custom apps faster and easier with the Skuid Boston release.

Build Salesforce custom apps faster and easier with Boston, the latest Skuid release. Read this article to learn how.

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A Skuid developer's review of building a Salesforce app with the Boston release

The Skuid Boston release gives Salesforce app builders more control over and flexibility in the development process than before. Learn all about this upcoming release now.

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What's (a) Skuid? Hint: A Scalable Kit for User Interface Design

As a scalable kit for user interface design, Skuid can help you grapple with most business app challenges you’re facing.

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[Webinar] Discover the new standard for front-end development.

Join Skuid on January 24, 2019 at 1 p.m. EST to discover the new standard for front-end development and start putting it into practice in your organization.

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Streamline your enterprise application development with revamped Skuid CLI.

Using the revamped Skuid CLI, you can streamline your development and deployment process.

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Salesforce admins and builders keep our sales forces running. Celebrate them with us!

August is Salesforce Admin Appreciation Month at Skuid. Whether you’re an old pro or a newbie, this party is for you!

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Salesforce MVP career advice for Salesforce admins

Salesforce MVP Stephanie Herrera shows admins the enormous opportunity to build their teams and their careers, as Salesforce demand continues to rise.

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Software suite overhaul: How flexible forecasting apps work for AMD.

Software suite overhaul: How flexible forecasting apps work for AMD.

Learn how AMD used a Skuid integration to streamline their sales forecasting apps.

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CareerBuilder puts a human-centered design process to work, streamlining contract management.

CareerBuilder puts a human-centered design process to work, streamlining contract management.

When CareerBuilder needed to update their CRM, they focused on a human-centered design process to delight internal stakeholders.

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Panel discussion: Our predictions on Salesforce trends for 2021

Panel discussion: Our predictions on Salesforce trends for 2021

Salesforce Ben and Skuid panelist shared their thoughts on what 2021 has in store for Salesforce trends in application development and design.

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Giving thanks to women in tech

Read these compelling stories about amazing women in tech who choose to align their skills and goals with Skuid’s mission.

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4 ways to extract more value post-Dreamforce

To celebrate Dreamforce 2018, we share insights from Alec Elmore, founder and president of OpenGate Consulting.

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Behind the name Skuid: why we didn’t call it “Squid CRM”

Learn why we chose Skuid for the name of our leading enterprise no-code app development platform company and why we didn’t call it "Squid CRM."

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