Hadar Weiss’ Post

Today is my last day at Microsoft After 4 years, it's time to move on. It's not you, it's me :) Seriously, Microsoft is a great company and it's really hard to leave it. The scale is massive and although things take time to happen, smart and motivated people can shine and eventually make great impact. ("Impact" is an overused term in Microsoft but at the end of the day it is well measured and pretty effective) My main impact is that Microsoft now has a P2P powerhouse, called Microsoft eCDN. The eCDN is enabled by default in Teams so large events (Townhall) use it and it reduces the load on the customer's network. I'm so proud that the biggest companies in the world use this WebRTC based software that Guy Paskar, Shachar Zohar and I started in the basement 13 years ago as Peer5. It looks crazy now, but a large portion of the code served sketchy customers back when we chased every customer (even if they paid in Bitcoin). From file sharing to music to sports streaming, Peer5 tried it all and were kinda lucky to meet SAP's Aidan! as a first enterprise customer that needed reliable internal live events. I really have to thank my incredible co-founders Guy and Shachar, that stayed strong and were able to capture that opportunity. A huge, huge thank you to Shahar Chucky and Elbar. You guys! No ego, staying positive, believing in us all these years and contributing so much to the success of the team. Toda to my main man, David Nguyen!! for working so hard, picking up everything and leading the charge at Microsoft. I couldn't have done it without you. Piro and Julian — even though you were not in the traveling phase of Peer5, I think you were there for the most meaningful time :) To all my Microsoft friends, past and present: thank you.  Thank you Mu Han, for believing in us. You took the risk on 8 mostly young, mostly Israeli people to deliver a big promise against bigger competitors. Thank you Bindu Thind and Tin Qian for rooting for us all these years, and helping us navigate the corp's deep waters. I learned a lot from you, Bindu — thank you! Thank you Nitzan, Noy, Noam, my roommates, my lunchmates — I'll miss you! Thanks Diego, Vinod, Keerthi, Rajat, Mansoor, Preethi, Siunie, Ben, Tim Milligan, Mahendra and to my mentor at Microsoft, Eran Yariv — it was a privilege! What’s next? It feels like the best time in history to imagine, create, and build. I want to play with AI and learn by doing — building products that bring value directly to people. I'm drawn to consumer experiences, gaming, maybe even helping kids learn — we’ll see where curiosity leads. For now, I’m taking a step back to recharge, reflect, and grow a few side projects. If you’re building something exciting or just want to exchange ideas — reach out 🚀