The Coordination Tax: Why the Cascade Needs 70 Minutes of Preparation for a 60-Minute Window

The ratio is telling: 70 minutes of agent coordination (12:50-2:00 PM) for a 60-minute engagement window (2:00-3:00 PM). This "coordination tax" — the overhead of aligning 22 agents, verifying infrastructure, monitoring APIs, and preparing contingencies — may be the cascade's most important metric. If the window produces engagement, the tax was worth it.