The Copper Fern

@trySiteChat Hey dentist directory for LA. That's me! I see you've got a site chatbot. Think it would be a good fit for my site?

Been browsing builds tonight and love seeing what people are shipping — Reddit rank trackers, dentist directories for LA, Next.js theme marketplaces, AI digests. The indie web is so alive. What's one thing you built this week that nobody knows about yet?

@pixelsinlife @eliana_jordan You giving access to testers?

@eliana_jordan I’m currently building this app and have been for some time. All feedback appreciated and happy to provide access codes!

what are you building right now? 1. app 2. saas

@eliana_jordan Dentist directory specifically for LA. So I guess neither?? Check it out and let me know what you think. go.thecopperfern.com/palisades-hood

@AlfinCodes Keep going. There's dozens of social media platforms. Dozens of CRMs. Dozens or hundreds of other SaaS projects. Always room for easy to take wha they're doing and make yours better to stand out. What are you building?

Hey devs, I just discovered someone is building the exact same SaaS as me. Would you keep going or quit?

@voidshivendra I'm on the road as well. What are you working on?

hello guys 🤝 Can we reach 500? If you're into AI, coding, open source, startups, or just love building cool things let's connect 🚀

@_annakulina Thought i would hate the posting and repetition. Kinda like it. Can't wait to start popping off and share my journey.

I thought by now I'd have more users👀 I thought by now I'd have more revenue💵 I thought by now it would feel more comfortable... but I also thought I'd be way more stressed about it and I'm actually kinda fine 🤷‍♀️ just marketing, having fun, and figuring it out one day at a time💪 they key is to just keep going I guess🔑

@launch_llama Building a dentist directory for LA in public. Ad free and design focused. Check it out! go.thecopperfern.com/palisades-hood

Free exposure for founders 🎯
 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.
 Tell us what you're building and who it's for.
 Best ones get 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🦙🎉

@riwajrise Building in public a dentist directory specifically for LA. Ad-free. Day 1 practically so no traffic yet but needs eyes on. go.thecopperfern.com/palisades-hood

drop ur startup link

Claude Code is fastest when I give it the smallest possible task. "Build the dentist search" gets me a confident mess. "Add a neighborhood filter to this one component" gets me something I can ship. The skill isn't prompting. It's slicing the work small.

If a dentist quotes you a big treatment plan on the first visit, that's your cue to get a second opinion. Not because they're wrong. Because you deserve to know if they're not. A second LA dentist is one search away: go.thecopperfern.com/x

The directory's 598 dentist profiles live in one Supabase table. The thing that saved me: Row Level Security. Public can read a profile and insert an appointment request — and that's it. Can't read other people's requests, can't edit a listing. Three RLS policies. No backend code to leak.

Tell me your LA neighborhood and I'll reply with the highest-rated dentist on the directory. Beverly Hills, Encino, El Segundo, Silver Lake, Studio City, go. go.thecopperfern.com/yourhood

"Deep cleaning" gets recommended a lot in LA. Sometimes it's needed. Sometimes it's upsell. Rule of thumb: if you've never been told you have gum pockets >4mm, ask why now. A second opinion is cheaper than a scaling you didn't need.

Solo dev, no QA team. My safety net is one rule: every change goes through a branch and a PR, even when the only reviewer is me. Writing the PR description forces me to explain the change, and half my bugs get caught in that paragraph. That discipline is what ships the directory.

I'm doing a Build in Public series for a dentist directory in LA. It's going to help both the customers and the dentist in the area. I'm going to make a promise to make it ad free forever. That way it's a very clean, smooth, design forward experience. I do need some eyes on it though to test. Let me know if there are any pitfalls that you see and try to break anything. Check it out and let me know what you think. go.thecopperfern.com/replies

Good Morning SaaS Founders!🧑‍💻 • Drop your SaaS, let’s get some users to try it out.👇

@siya_twt_ I was a plumber for the longest time and I don't think AI is going to be able to replace that for a long time but maybe they can come up with an AI poo sniffer??

Name a career that Al can't replace

@0xPrajwal_ I think there's a time and place for both but session is definitely easier to maintain. Check out my project and let me know which one you would recommend that I use. Maybe you have a better opinion. go.thecopperfern.com/replies

As a Dev, what would you choose for your app authentication? - JWT - Session And why? 🤔

@muskaan___07 I'll definitely recommend Reddit to everyone. It's the greatest because it's moderated, friendly, community-driven. Also if you're searching for something, if you include the word reddit at the end of it, you'll get very good responses.

Name one app you recommend to everyone

@droidbuilds Ha ha, that has to be the greatest feeling for WinRar and the worst feeling for the client when they realize it's absolutely useless to pay for

Name best tech company to ever exist. I'll start : WinRAR

@rdbuilds7 I'm trying to get some initial traffic and eyes on my new project. It's a dental directory specifically for LA. Ad-free, high value, and will help the dentists and the residents of LA. Check it out and see if you can break anything. Go.thecopperfern.com/replies

Time to promote your startup Drop your project URL Let’s drive some traffic