Blog — business
The Importance of Intellectual Property and Patents to Entrepreneurs
At Time Timer, developing innovative solutions with Intellectual Property has been a foundation of business and growth. Dave Rogers, Co-President of Time Timer, gives us his insights on the importance of protecting your intellectual property and getting your products patented.
Three Top Tips for Making Time in 2019
Certified FocalPoint Business coach Richard Barbercheck shared with us three tips to help you prepare for success in 2019.
Introducing the Updated Time Timer® Android App!
The classic Time Timer® Android App has been updated and improved! This digital version of the original visual timer is now compatible with Chromebooks, making it a natural fit for Google Education classrooms and many other uses!
8 Ways the Dry Erase Board Gives You a Clean Slate for Productivity in 2017
It’s a new year. The hecticness of the holidays has passed, and it’s time to gear up to meet your objectives in 2017. We’ve got just the tool to help you get started: The Time Timer ® Dry Erase Board.
The Dry Erase Board pairs with the Time Timer MOD® and helps you keep your to-do list and urgent tasks on track. A convenient caddy on the back helps you keep supplies like dry erase markers, erasers and other supplies. To help you jumpstart your productivity in 2017, we’re offering a 25% discount off the Dry Erase Board (valid from January 9 - 22, 2017. MOD sold separately). Not sure how to use the Dry Erase Board? Here are 8 top ways customers are using it.
Get Ahead With Sprint Week (And a Special Time Timer Offer)!
We were honored when our friends at Google Ventures profiled Time Timer in their new book, Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. They use the patented timer in Google Ventures innovation sessions to mark small chunks of time, giving an added sense of focus and urgency.
“It’s visible to everyone in the room in a way that no phone or iPad app could ever be,” author Jake Knapp explains. “And unlike with a traditional clock, no math is required to figure out how much time is remaining. When time is visible, it becomes very easy to understand and discuss.”
We agree that the Time Timer is a great tool for businesses and innovation, which is why we encourage you to participate in Google Venture’s Sprint Week. Just plan a sprint, as described in the book, for the week of April 18-22. By signing up at this link, you’ll receive exclusive daily videos from the Sprint team in your inbox, along with access to an online Q&A with Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky.
And don’t forget the Time Timer! To help celebrate the first Sprint Week, we are offering 25% off the Time Timer MOD Sprint Edition with the code SPRINTWEEK*. For instant Time Timer access before Sprint Week, download the Time Timer app.
Watch this to learn more about the Time Timer MOD Sprint Edition.
*Coupon good through 4/30. Valid only on website sales from TimeTimer.com to the U.S. and select territories.
Why Multi-Tasking Wastes Your Time (by AgileKids)
There are two types of people: those who can't do more than one task at a time, and those who think they can! Multi-tasking costs us. This is a fact.
Why is multi-tasking a waste of time?
1. Our Senses Can't Handle It:
Have you ever answered your mobile while watching TV and eating popcorn? And how many times have you said: 'Yes... Uh huh... Yes..." without actually paying attention?
Both the television and the mobile demand our attention, and both demand that we use our sense of hearing. We just can't do it!
2. Stress:
Multi-tasking is also a stress response when we have to do many things – all important or urgent – at the same time.