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speaker: "Nate B. Jones"
speakers: ["Nate B. Jones"]
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# The First Useful Build

## Quote

> "The first useful build is not a six-month transformation project, it's probably just an afternoon."

— [[entity-nate-b-jones|Nate B. Jones]]

## Significance

This quote highlights the rapid time-to-value proposition of [[concept-workspace-agents|Workspace Agents]] compared to traditional enterprise software deployments. It directly informs the recommended first-build sizing in [[action-pick-weekly-job]] and the use-case filter in [[framework-ideal-agent-target]].