Dave provided wonderful instruction during his webinar training on Twitter. He was very knowledgeable on the subject and provided great clarity on questions presented to him by the group. His preparation was stellar with a ppt deck that could be easily reviewed. I feel as if I'm a "twitter guru" following his training. Thanks Dave. My sound was perfect!

I liked the webinar until the sound turned off promptly at noon. I could see Dave's cursor and the side bar dialog box said Dave was talking. I tried through various mediums: Twitter (ScubaSkier) and the side bar combox, but no response in writing (couldn't hear comments). So missed about 15 - 20 minutes of the overtime conversation about other Twitter services. So grades below reflect my not getting the whole show. Good venue. Teaching needs to be more organized and focused, but good potential.
David Berkey/ColoFind.net
aka ScubaSkier
(ski instructor and ex-teacher)

I met with Dave this past weekend to discuss his experience working in the microfinance community, and ways I could potentially get involved. I was fairly familiar with the industry before, but wanted a more intimate understanding of the opportunities specific to Seattle and resources to continue learning.

In short, Dave was exactly the person I was looking for. We chatted about his experience working with Unitus, as well as discussed at length the various other organizations (Kiva, Grameen Technology Center, ACCION, Global Partnerships) with which he was familiar. Dave answered all my questions, and pointed me to other areas/opportunities I hadn't even considered.

Probably the best part of our meetup was his willingness to put me in touch with other people working in the orgs above. Rather than limiting this to a one-shot deal, Dave connected me with a handful of other individuals to keep the conversation going, something at least as valuable as the education he provided. I'm in the process now of following up with these individuals, and am planning to meet up with them next week.

I'd highly recommend Dave to anyone interested in learning more about microfinance, as well as anyone seeking to learn more about and/or get plugged into the Seattle startup community.

Thanks again, Dave!

Show up with questions! Dave has answers about microfinance and more experience than most on this critical topic. If you're lucky, you might get some insight into how TeachStreet came to be. He's as adept a teacher as he is an innovator.

Dave is great. I learned a lot from this class, especially strategies for how to better choose appropriate Microfinance products to fit various situations. Dave's wealth of knowledge and experience of Microfinance coupled with his easy-going personality made this a great use of time and money. I especially appreciated the objective stance he took in proposing ideas and debating topics. It's all too easy to allow personal feelings about politics to bias one's opinions; Dave approaches problems with balance and objectivity leveraging experience from his various backgrounds (banking, entrepreneurship, and product development management) to render the most appropriate argument.

I highly recommended this class to anyone interested in broadening or rounding their understanding of Microfinance from a man with real-world experience.