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What is Missing Link
Missing Link is a personal blog of John Whelan.
John is a 31 year old husband, cyclist, runner, beer brewer, scotch drinker, wine snob, photographer, blogger and geek.
Early in his career John co-founded several mobile technology companies in the Indianapolis area - Proxito, Bouncepad and DeftMobile aimed at delivering mobile location based services.
John is currently the Product Manager for Security at ExactTarget.
In his spare time, John is a photographer for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for events such as the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400.
The thoughts and opinions expressed in this blog are solely the author's.
Category Archives: Personal
Why I Ride (and Run)
I’ve been asked a few times recently why I’m a cyclist. The question was meant to be asking what got me started (not “why would you do something like that?!”), but it got me thinking about what caused me to … Continue reading
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Cycling: The Year Ahead
It’s been roughly two years since I bought my road bike. When I bought it I had some sense that it would be a gateway to the next level of riding, but I didn’t quite grasp exactly what that really … Continue reading
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How I built my DIY homebrew keggerator
Since I married Ann almost four years ago, she has continuously pushed me to embrace DIY. She grew up on a farm in a family that did nearly everything themselves. If they didn’t know how to do something they wouldn’t … Continue reading
The Value of Honesty
Last week I had the opportunity to attend, and speak, at the 2012 Online Trust Forum hosted by the Online Trust Alliance. I was impressed overall with the quality of the speakers and attendees, and quite humbled to be asked … Continue reading
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Orange for a Cure: A Recap of BikeMS
This past Saturday I rode in the largest organized ride I’ve had the pleasure of participating in – the BikeMS event put on by the National MS Society’s Indiana chapter. ExactTarget fielded a team of five riders as part … Continue reading











