I agree with all of the above, save for two points:
1. An IC Player Corporation is a very broad category, from an important multi-user organization, to the original one-man salvage operation that the Yggdrasill once was. I think that having a very small one-person IC corporation is acceptable...a good rule of thumb would be that it has to lack any NPCs, which inhibits size greatly in itself.
Furthermore, the 2 person rule is easy to circumvent...just ask another newbie for help. I say that rather than just have a two person minimum, also have a minimum OOC participation requirement for starting an organization which will affect roleplay in any large capacity...perhaps three OOC months and at least some IC experience. After that, see if they have the knowledge of the RP needed to take on such a task.
I say this because I started trying to make a small organization, but couldn't do well until I RPed a bit as Yaichiro first and learned how the RP worked. After that, I was able to make it work, even as a small one person effort with no NPCs.
As such, the huge IC corporations should be turned down right off, and the smaller endeavors should be on a case-by-case basis, and both should have a minimum OOC/IC participation requirement.
I believe everything I've said should go for new species as well, except that you MUST have other people interested and perhaps even stricter requirements for OOC/IC log time.
Also, though you haven't put it in here, designing ships should not need multiple people to do, but WOULD require at least a fair amount of OOC log time, long enough to view the technology precidents of the RP. Exceptions can be made for really good submissions.
2. Player Characters not starting with starships, while it should be TIGHTLY regulated, should not be completely excluded. I think it would depend on the reasoning for the ship, the application quality itself, and technical knowledge of the vessel shown, as well as the ship's type and potential use. Nothing better than a Vampire or a Bellystabber should be owned from the start, and only for very good reasons. Again, case-by-case basis.