Internal tools 101: How to build for scale in 2023
Effective internal tools are essential for start-up growth in 2023, but how do you calculate ROI on your internal tool, and how do you plan and develop these tools best?
‘Bilt’ on Retool: A Bold Tech Client Case Study
Over the past 18 months Bold Tech has worked with Bilt to build internal admin dashboards and tools on Retool. Using on a mixture of PostgreSQL, Redis Cache, and other APIs, here are some of their apps.
50 apps in 50 days: How Blue Valet turbo-charged their migration from Chartio to Retool
When Chartio announced it was being deprecated in March 2022, Blue Valet & Bold Tech had a mammoth task of migrating 50 internal apps to Retool in just a matter of weeks. Here is how we did it.
What are the best layouts for your Retool internal tools and dashboards?
In this tutorial we will walk you through some different possible CRUD layouts in Retool, what they are good and not-so-good for, and give you some of our best tips and tricks for layout best (and worst) practices.
How to create a collapsible side container in Retool for filters, extra data, charts and more!
In this tutorial, we run through a Bold Tech favorite hack: collapsible side containers. Perfect for making extra space for filters, extra data, charts, and more!
Tracking & Reporting Bugs in Retool Using Asana
Looking to create a sleek, automated system for users to report query failures in Retool? Follow this tutorial to create automatic bug reports and link them to your Asana board.
9 great ways to improve your forms in Retool - make that CRUD less… cruddy
Most Retool apps are based on some kind of CRUD interface, and we think that with form inputs, a little goes a long way in turning an unfriendly UI into an optimized, beautiful user experience. Here’s a couple of simple tips to help make this happen.
6 amazing ways to make your buttons more UI-friendly (in Retool)
In the first instalment of Bold Tech’s UI sessions, we are tackling busy component enemy no.1: the button, to bring you some top tips for making better use of this powerful component, as well as some handy and innovative tricks to improve your UI even more.
Creating User-Defined Settings in Retool: Accessibility Settings & More
Accessibility is an essential part of UI design, and dev teams are often thinking about how to let users apply their own preferences to the apps they use. This tutorial will walk through how to build a user-defined accessibility setting system using Retool and Google Sheets.