# Christopher North

> Former CEO of Shutterfly & UK Managing Director at Amazon

Previously 10 years as head of Amazon UK which grew to $15 billion under his leadership.

Former CEO of Shutterfly, a $2B+ publicly listed tech company sold to Apollo Global in 2019.

Most recently Managing Partner at L Catterton, co-leading the Growth Fund while building the technology investing team; $2 billion invested by the Growth team during this period in >40 companies.  

Current/former board member at GetYourGuide, Sendcloud, Forto, SellerX. 

Angel investor in 70+ pre-seed and seed-stage startups across consumer internet, fintech, SaaS, AI and logistics.

Non-profit board member: Harvard Art Museums, Ashmolean Museum, American Friends of the Royal Collection Trust.

Advisor/mentor to many CEOs, founders, senior executives, and non-profit leaders.

Things I can advise on:
• Leadership & business strategy
• Scaling tech & consumer businesses
• Best practices from Amazon on operating at scale
• Early-stage fundraising
• Business plan & pitch deck feedback
• Managing your board
• Hiring and developing great teams
• Product feedback
• Turnarounds / restructurings
• M&A
• Angel investing & investor relations
• Career strategies & work-life balance
• E-commerce, marketplaces, digital media, subscription consumer fintech, SaaS, AI, logistics

I’m excited to share what I’ve learned with the next generation of founders and leaders!

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $500.00

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

- [Expert profile](/ChristopherNorth)
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- [Marketplace](/marketplace)