Sam Battle AKA Look Mum No Computer is one of the most active synth makers/hackers online. Last January I had the opportunity to invite him to chat with my students during the International Synth Design Hackathon, and a few weeks ago we had the opportunity to chat one on one. As a teacher I can really appreciate Sam's delivery of educational content, so in this conversation we talk about teaching, learning and failing. We also talk about perfectionism, and the challenges of being a professional (productive) creative.