Life at Venn 9+

When I first moved to LA, I could count the amount of people I knew on one hand. Venn changed that. I know my neighbors, I know the business owners on my block, I know the stories of my community. I’m connected to the people and places that make DTLA feel like home. In our digital world, there’s something really magical about being tuned in to what’s right in front of you.

This app is a landlord’s dream. It allows them to monitor and control the narrative amongst residents. The Venn moderators removed an entire thread of valid, and respectful resident complaints, after residents began to communicate and find that what was believed to be their isolated incidents and issues with the management company was actually just continuous negligence. The Venn app prioritizes their book of business and paycheck and had their moderators delete an entire chain of correspondence under the guise of it “not being positive”. HUH? So you’re unable to speak candidly, and freely, even if you’re being respectful, as long as you’re not communicating any building or management issues amongst one another. 50+ residents were appalled by this move and created a thread elsewhere, you know, where adults could speak freely without being swat on the rear for not blowing smoke up a terrible company’s ***. I wouldn’t waste your time or storage on the lousy app.

This app (and company) is out here doing the most, and came during a time of need for me. Moving to a new neighborhood knowing nobody is scary, but this app shows you all of the local spots and has events tailored to help you meet and connect with people in your building and neighborhood. I met a great group of people in my first month at my new apartment via the app and we meet for wine nights every few weeks now!