When Legacy Thinking Gets in the Way of Manufacturing Innovation w/ Annie Lu

When Legacy Thinking Gets in the Way of Manufacturing Innovation w/ Annie Lu

June 16, 2026 · 32 min · Season 1 · Episode 314

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Annie Lu discusses how questioning legacy thinking can lead to innovation in manufacturing.

What happens when the experts tell you something can't be done? Today's guest built a company by questioning assumptions that had gone largely unchallenged inside a massive legacy industry for decades. Annie Lu, co-founder and CEO of Laminar, joins me to talk about challenging conventional wisdom, earning credibility as an outsider, and why manufacturers who stay open to new ways of solving old problems will be the ones best positioned for the future.

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