[theologic]

One of the main principles that Collins destroys is that "great companies are started with a vision." He basically says a lot of great companies started with weak ideas, but were willing to change (or pivot in your writing.)

Collins primarily looked at established, large businesses. You won't catch him saying that his ideas primarily applies to start-up success. His point is that start-ups are all about luck, and he points out how many a lucky start-up blew their lead because they couldn't figure out how to establish a company.

So, rather being in opposition to your thoughts, there is a lot of common ground.

Other than that, some great thoughts. I would add that I have seen brilliant people that could not network or were not resilient. I think both of these need to be added to your startup advice, and are important success factors.