Ed Cottrell

  • What I’m Up to Now

    If you read this blog regularly, you know I have a lot on my plate. Here’s a quick snapshot of what I’m up to. My startup, Cereblitz, makes the world’s first e-commerce platform and shopping cart for truly custom and customizable products. It’s great for just about all other products, too, of course! Check out the…

  • Stack Overflow Moderator Elections, Part IV

    Earlier this year, I stood for election as a moderator on Stack Overflow, the biggest and best Q&A site for programmers. I was not elected that time around. Yesterday, Stack Overflow concluded another election, and I am happy to say that I was elected, along with two other excellent candidates! I was amazed and humbled by…

  • Cereblitz has LAUNCHED!

    Cereblitz has LAUNCHED!

    As you know if you have been reading this site, I have been working on Cereblitz, a first-of-its-kind e-commerce platform for selling custom and customizable products. I’m proud to announce that IT’S ALIVE! We have officially launched our platform! As of right now, you can sign up to run your site on the Cereblitz platform. Plans start at $50/month. If…

  • Getting Started and Moving On

    Getting Started and Moving On

    This is my first week running my new company, Cereblitz. So far, it has gone wonderfully. I’ve already had a couple of meetings with clients, and my ecommerce platform is close to launching. If you haven’t already done so, please remember to sign up for our email list, follow @Cereblitz on Twitter, and like the Cereblitz page on…

  • Faith-Based Physics

    When I enrolled at Rice University, I thought I would dual-major in math and physics en route to a Ph.D. in physics, a university professorship, and a career relishing the life of the mind in the esoteric realms of the subatomic. No, I had known that I would do that since sometime in middle school. Within a…