96: Tiki Time with Jeff with Claudia Doblinger (TUM): Trader Vic’s Rum Punch and the Public/Private Role in Clean Tech Startups

This “hybrid” episode of Tiki Time with Jeff and Creative Distillation was recorded in April 2025, during the early days of Jeff’s tiki odyssey. Trader Vic’s in Munich — the oldest remaining Trader Vic’s location — is the setting for Jeff’s interview with Prof. Dr. Claudia Doblinger, Professor of Innovation and Technology Management at Technical University of Munich. Over a shared Rum Cup served in a tiki-style ceremonial bowl, Jeff regales Claudia, a tiki neophyte, with tales of tiki’s origins. We get her impressions of her first visit to a tiki bar, and the advice she would give a student considering opening one. Claudia talks about her academic journey, which includes strong ties to CU and, with Jeff, co-authoring a widely-respected and well-read paper on environmental and social entrepreneurship. The heart of the discussion though, involves three papers Claudia’s co-authored, each looking at different aspects of clean tech startups and the role of public collaboration in their innovation and survival. Taken together, she paints a clear picture of the importance of these public/private partnerships. Enjoy and cheers! — You’ve been listening to Tiki Time with Jeff, a special, semi-occurring production of Creative Distillation. This episode was recorded on location at Trader Vic’s in Munich, Germany - the oldest existing Trader Vic’s. Learn more at tradervics.com Learn more about Claudia Doblinger on her faculty page at Technical University of Munich. Check the show notes for a link to that as well as her papers discussed today. Claudia Doblinger's faculty page: https://www.professoren.tum.de/en/doblinger-claudia "The effects of corporate investment and public grants on climate and energy startup outcomes": https://portal.fis.tum.de/en/publications/the-effects-of-corporate-investment-and-public-grants-on-climate-/ "Governments as partners: The role of alliances in U.S. cleantech startup innovation": https://portal.fis.tum.de/en/publications/governments-as-partners-the-role-of-alliances-in-us-cleantech-sta/ "Author Correction: Federal energy R&D: Startups supported by ARPA-E were more innovative than others but an investment gap may remain (Nature Energy, (2020), 5, 10, (741-742), 10.1038/s41560-020-00691-8)": https://portal.fis.tum.de/en/publications/author-correction-federal-energy-rampd-startups-supported-by-arpa/ Thanks for listening to Creative Distillation and Tiki Time with Jeff! Much aloha to all! -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at [email protected]. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director [email protected] Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director [email protected] Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | [email protected]