The much-touted sharing economy has come under siege of big business wanting a slice of this collaborative consumption pie. But Lendor is a small-scale platform hoping to rekindle the kampong spirit of yore while fending off the untoward advances of revenue-focused investors. Why are they doing this and how do they hope to survive? We chat with the co-founders of this peer-to-peer sharing app Pauline Lim and Chuan Weizhang.

<p>The much-touted sharing economy has come under siege of big business wanting a slice of this collaborative consumption pie. But Lendor is a small-scale platform hoping to rekindle the kampong spirit of yore while fending off the untoward advances of revenue-focused investors. Why are they doing this and how do they hope to survive? We chat with the co-founders of this peer-to-peer sharing app Pauline Lim and Chuan Weizhang.</p>

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