If you operate the aircraft I fly (an "older type") by the checklist provided from the manufacurer you will never get anywhere. Because the battery will be drained flat by the time you reach the point where it calls for pressing the first starter button. You could of course use ground power to get past that point, but then either your passengers or your other crewmember will have died from boredom or old age or both by the time you are ready to line up on the runway. And even if they are still alive, your engines will have flamed out because tanks have run dry. The sole purpose of that manufacturer's checklist is to cover them against possible liability claims.
So on our type an abbreviated company checklist is a must. Note that beside matching your company's SOPs it must also be approved by your supervising authority. At least if you operate under some supervision (e.g. when flying commercially or under EASA part NCC). Company checklists are one of the favorite items of (SAFA) ramp inspectors... No date on it? No revision number? Not matching the one in your operating manual? Ha! Got you!