
Top M&A Entrepreneurs · 2025-06-29 · 56 min
What do crawfish, Walmart, and 7-Eleven have in common? Neal Cobb. He started as a chiropractor. Then built a delivery startup that scaled to 35 states, raised $20M, and was acquired by 7-Eleven. In this episode, Neal shares how he turned down $10M, powered through COVID, and now buys legacy businesses with big EBITDA and long-term upside. Chapters: 00:00 From Chiropractor to Startup Founder 05:38 Scaling with Walmart 11:26 Raising Capital & COVID Pivot 17:06 Acquired by 7-Eleven 22:41 EquityX: Buying Legacy Businesses