More Than 2 Million Reasons to Keep Building

Some stories are built quietly - long before the world learns their names.

They begin with risk, persistence, doubt, and belief.

With founders choosing to continue when the outcome is still uncertain.

With the slow, demanding work of building something meaningful.

At Endeavor, we have the privilege of witnessing these journeys up close. And Outliers was created to share them - honestly, openly, and without performance.

In truth, everything began with an unexpected moment of listening.

While listening to a podcast episode featuring Ben & Jerry’s, Panagiotis Karampinis - Regional Managing Director for Europe and Managing Director of Endeavor Greece - recognized something simple yet powerful: that honest stories of building can travel far beyond the moment they are spoken, inspiring others to begin, to persist, and to build.

That quiet realization became the spark that set everything in motion.

And somehow, here we are.

What began as a simple idea has grown into a journey of six seasons, dozens of founders, and more than 2 million listens across platforms -

heard on Spotify and Apple Podcasts,

brought to life on screen through COSMOTE TV,

carrying its stories into audiobooks with JukeBooks,

and traveling across the world with Aegean.

Not just a podcast anymore, but a shared space for stories, lessons, and the human side of building something meaningful.

What We Set Out to Do (Without Realizing It)

Outliers was never meant to be polished storytelling.

It was meant to be honest.

A place where founders didn’t need to sell a narrative.

Where they could talk about resilience, ambition, persistence, conviction.

About vision, risk, patience, obsession with a problem, and the moments when nothing is clear.

They talked about:

• seeing the world not as it is, but as it could be

• challenging assumptions

• continuing when “not giving up” seemed to be the only option

• believing deeply in a purpose before it has proof

What does it really take to build a company?

What happens before success looks obvious?

What does building actually feel like?

Season after season, these questions stayed with us.

What follows isn’t a recap as much as it is a thank you, to every founder who came into our space, trusted us with their story, and made this possible.

Season 1: The Foundations

We began with founders who had already lived through cycles - crisis, doubt, rebuilding.

George Hadjigeorgiou reflected on Skroutz as a defining e-commerce story of the Covid-19 era.

Andreas Raptopoulos took us from Athens to Silicon Valley via drones with Matternet.

Nicky Goulimis showed how Nova Credit uses technology to help thousands of immigrants in the US.

Nikos Drandakis reflected on the path that led to Beat’s success - and what came after.

Alex Loizou explained how Trouva became a lifevest for independent boutiques.

Philipp Deutscher shared what a German company like TeamViewer was doing in Ioannina.

George Hadjigeorgiou spoke about ZOE, the nine “No’s,” and the fight against Covid-19.

Maria Katris told the story of Built In and how a Greek founder helped Chicago evolve into a tech hub.

Panos Paleologos shared how HotelBrain survived the crisis and became a success story.

These weren’t origin myths. They were stories of what building truly looks like.

Season 2: Scaling, Systems, and Staying Human

The conversations continued to deepen as the ecosystem evolved.

Nikos Moraitakis shared how Workable turned a clear market gap into a global, tech-driven recruitment platform.

Alexis Pantazis and Emilios Markou walked us through the real journey behind Hellas Direct - challenges, lessons, and growth included.

Michael Petychakis moved between music, technology, and Orfium.

Thanos Papangelis showed how Epignosis trains more than 11 million employees globally.

John Papadakis told the story of Pollfish and predicting Brexit through data.

Haris Pylarinos talked about Hack The Box and training hackers worldwide.

Argyris Kaninis and Marios Stavropoulos explained how Softomotive became part of Windows itself.

Costa Tsaousis reminded us that the next unicorn can come from Chaidari with Netdata.

Charis Arvanitis spoke about Spotawheel’s ambition to become the Amazon of used cars.

Alexandros Argyros shared how Moonfare is redefining access to private equity, bringing institutional opportunities closer to individual investors.

The theme was clear: growth changes everything - but it doesn’t remove uncertainty.

Season 3: From Greece to the World

This season showed just how far ideas can travel.

Steven Galanis showed how Cameo redefined fan relationships.

Victor Trokoudes reflected on Plum and building smart finance tools.

Stavros Papadopoulos took us deep into TileDB and big data.

Eleftherios Diakomichalis explained Radicle and competing with giants.

Angelos Stavrakis spoke about Safesize and changing how we buy shoes.

George Sidiropoulos and Iakovos Stamoulis shared Think Silicon’s journey from Patras to acquisition.

Jack Naglieri explored cybersecurity through Panther Labs.

Apostolos Atsalakis introduced PNOĒ and the science of breath.

Dimitris Vassos described Omilia’s leadership in conversational AI.

Aspa Lekka explained how JOKR became a unicorn in nine months.

Maria Chatzou Dunford talked about Lifebit and personalized medicine.

Different industries. Same obsession with building something meaningful.

Season 4: Maturity, Impact, and Reach

Dimitris Memos showed how MarineTraffic became the world’s leading maritime intelligence platform.

Takis Malavetas talked speed, logistics, and Pop Market.

Odysseas Ntotsikas discussed ThinkDigital Group and the future of advertising.

Thomas Douzis shared how ERGON Foods became an ambassador of Greek food globally.

Nikos Patsiogiannis, Antonis Makropoulos, and Antonis Despotakis explored Prosperty and real estate tech.

Fotis Fotiadis spoke about fixing the broken food chain with Better Origin.

Alexandros Trimis and Savvas Georgiou told the story of Welcome Pickups across 100+ destinations.

Aimilios Chalamandaris explained how Innoetics became the synthetic voice behind Samsung.

Kostas Tzoumas shared Data Artisans’ journey to an Alibaba acquisition.

Antonis Samothrakis talked about instacar and the future of vehicle leasing.

Building the future, one journey at a time.

Season 5: Depth, Values, and Long-Term Thinking

As the conversations deepened, so did the ambition behind them.

Antonis Malaxianakis shared Harbor Lab’s journey digitizing shipping costs and scaling internationally.

Dimitris Kottas talked autonomous area monitoring and security tech with Lambda Automata.

Ilias Sousis and Petros Sagkos explained Wikifarmer’s mission to modernize agriculture and empower farmers globally.

Roberto Coustas and Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos explored how DeepSea innovates shipping with next-gen technology.

Athanase Kollias discussed how KINVENT digitizes physiotherapy with smart sensor technology.

Nikhil Arora connected entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, and purposeful leadership at Epignosis.

Lefteris Ntouanoglou reflected on Schoox’s journey redefining corporate learning and global talent development.

Kostas Chalkias talked cryptography and building the future of blockchain with Mysten Labs.

Eirini Schlosser explained how Dyania Health is transforming medicine with AI-powered healthcare.

Thanasis Navrozoglou shared how Natech grew from Ioannina into a global fintech building core banking technology.

And in every story, the same signal: the future is being built in motion.

Season 6: The Present - and the Future

A new wave of builders is shaping the future - in code, in science, and in scale.

Konstantina Psoma shared how Kaedim evolved from a university idea into an AI-powered startup transforming 3D digital creation.

Rania Lamprou discussed simplifying online shopping with Simpler’s 1-click checkout experience.

Spiros Xanthos shared how Resolve AI brings artificial intelligence to developers, redefining software engineering and global innovation.

Alexandros Yfantis shared how Sychem turns challenges into sustainable water and energy solutions, from Athens to Casablanca.

George Varvarelis shared how AUGMENTA grew from a student idea into a global precision agriculture leader using AI and computer vision.

Ioannis Antonoglou shared how Reflection AI is creating autonomous AI agents, shaping the future of accessible, decision-making artificial intelligence.

Evangelos Eleftheriou shared how Axelera AI transforms decades of scientific expertise into Europe’s leading AI hardware and edge computing solutions.

Not just innovation, but momentum toward what comes next.

What We Learned

That resilience is not a trait - it’s a practice.

That ambition without patience breaks.

That conviction matters most when doubt is loud.

That being an Outlier isn’t only about business - it’s about how you live.

Building companies is not linear.

Neither is building people.

Thank You

To every founder.

To every company.

To every conversation that trusted silence as much as sound.

What started accidentally became intentional.

What started small became shared.

And this is only the beginning.

What Comes Next?

If six seasons taught us how to listen, maybe the seventh will challenge us to ask better questions.

So the real question is:

What happens next?