Partner, Mission Support Partners | Former CEO & Co-Owner, Qlarion
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Yale University
Jake Bittner is a textbook example of what deliberate ETA looks like. He spent a decade in enterprise software sales building domain expertise and a financial cushion before acquiring Qlarion — an unprofitable government technology carve-out — for roughly $650,000 using 100% seller financing. As CEO he turned the business around, grew revenue from $3 million to $20 million, and ultimately sold to private equity for $35 million. His story — featured on the Acquiring Minds podcast — is one of the most instructive acquisition journeys in the ETA community. Jake brings to TAG's Advisory Board a practitioner's perspective on every stage of the acquisition lifecycle: search, structure, operations, growth, and exit.