Private coaching client · 1:19
“After I did one year of almost coaching by you and the community, it's really like, I feel like I'm a completely different person.”
Ramzy — From zero to understanding DeFi
David Zimmerman · hosts every live callDeFi University · Live DeFi education
Learn DeFi live, with David Zimmerman.
One membership, $97 a month: live Q&A with David every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, five courses, and the community. 7 days free. Education only. You keep custody.
Three ways in
Start free. Join the membership. Go 1-on-1.
Every path is education first. The membership is one plan with every live call; private coaching is a separate offer.
Start free
$0
No card, no login
You want the fundamentals before you pay for anything.
- Five self-paced courses, 12 lessons each
- The DeFi Safety Checklist
Membership
$97
per month on Skool
You want to bring your questions to David, live, three days a week.
- Live Q&A Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Skool community and five Course Hub courses
- 7-day free trial · cancel anytime
Private coaching
From $750
Paid once or in installments
You want 1-on-1 sessions built around your questions.
- Kickstart: $750, two sessions
- Operator: $2,500, eight sessions plus 3 months of membership
- Inner Circle: $7,500, 24 sessions directly with David
- Not sure which? Start with a free 30-minute call
- live calls a week
- 3
- free University courses
- 5
- days free on Skool
- 7
- per month, everything
- $97
Stories
In their own words.
Members and private coaching clients, unscripted. Quotes are verbatim from each clip.
Community member
From afraid to fluent
“Before DeFi University, I was afraid that I didn't understand it properly … I consider myself fluent in DeFi today.”
Paulo
Group coaching member
Never rushed into a decision
“I don't have the feeling that I'm being rushed into a decision and that I'm being rushed into doing something that I'm not comfortable with.”
Martin
Private coaching client
Why 1-on-1, not just the group
“The group space is not always the best format for an individual concern that I have.”
Jarrod Smithson
Individual experiences, not typical results. Education only — not financial advice.
Membership
A live room, three days a week.
Every member gets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Q&A with David. Bring a question; leave with a clearer process.
- Live on Google Meet. Unscripted Q&A, so the agenda is your questions.
- Not every call is recorded. Show up live when you can.
- $97 a month on Skool after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
- MonLive Q&A with David
- TueNo live call · community & courses
- WedLive Q&A with David
- ThuNo live call · community & courses
- FriLive Q&A with David
“I don't have to be on top of everything all the time. And that reduces me the stress level that is usually high in crypto.”
Private coaching
Prefer 1-on-1? A separate offer, one free call first.
Private coaching is sold separately from the membership: three packages of 1-on-1 sessions with David on risk, protocols, and self-custody. You keep custody of everything.
Kickstart
$750
2 × 60-minute sessions within 30 days
Enroll directly · full fee counts toward Operator
Operator
$2,500
8 × 60-minute sessions over 12 weeks + 3 months of membership
Enroll directly or start with a free call · 3 payments available
Inner Circle
$7,500
24 × 60-minute sessions over 6 months, directly with David
Starts with a free call · 3 or 6 payments
“Confidence, 100%. Just being able to go in and ask the right questions and being able to just bounce ideas off yourself.”
Your host and coach
David Zimmerman
David Zimmerman founded DeFi University and hosts every live call. He has spent the last cycle coaching DeFi learners from their first self-custody setup to protocol due diligence.
His method is risk first and process driven: unscripted Q&A in the group, and 1-on-1 work for people who want it. Not tips, not signals, not predictions — education only.
— David
About DeFi University →Start free
Five courses. No card, no login.
Twelve lessons each, with podcasts, video overviews, and module quizzes.
Free checklist
Get the DeFi Safety Checklist
Twelve educational checks for safer self-custody habits. Confirm your email and we'll send the checklist. Educational only — not financial advice.
Questions
Before you choose.
One plan, $97 a month on Skool: live Q&A with David every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the five Course Hub courses, and the DeFi University community. Check the Skool Calendar inside the group for current call times.
Yes. The membership starts with a 7-day free trial on Skool, so you can join a live call before you pay. After that it is month-to-month and you can cancel anytime in your Skool settings.
The membership is live group Q&A on Skool, billed monthly. Private coaching is a separate offer: a set number of 1-on-1 sessions with David, paid in full or in installments through Stripe on this site, starting with a free 30-minute call.
Do not assume every call is recorded. Show up live when you can. We do not promise a full replay library.
David Zimmerman hosts every session. He shares educational perspectives from his experience trading and building in DeFi — not personalized financial advice or investment recommendations.
No. DeFi University LLC provides educational content and training only. We do not provide financial advice, investment recommendations, or portfolio management services. All content is for informational and educational purposes.
We make no guarantees about financial outcomes. Our courses teach technical concepts, risk management frameworks, and protocol analysis. What you do with this knowledge is entirely up to you, and all outcomes depend on individual decisions and market conditions beyond our control.
Skool's Course Hub has 5 courses, from investor mindset through more advanced DeFi topics. This site also has five self-paced courses you can browse at /university: DeFi Concepts, Investor Mindset, Liquidity Provision, Money Markets, and Perpetual Futures. Educational only — not financial advice. You keep self-custody of your assets. No guaranteed outcomes.
Yes. The membership is month-to-month at $97 with no long-term contract. You can cancel at any time through your Skool account settings or by contacting hello@defiuniversity.xyz. No cancellation fees apply.
Pick your way in.
Join the membership on Skool, or talk to David about 1-on-1. Education only — not financial advice.